Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Fan Kangxi Stroke Count: 21 Page 1101, Entry 25 Pronounced fan. According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced the same as fan. In the Literary Expositor (Erya), section Explaining Insects (Shichong): Zhong is fan. For a detailed explanation, see the entry for the character zhong. It also refers to qi-fan. In the Materia Medica (Bencao), the night-moving creature is also known as qi-fan. In the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is also written in the variant forms pan and fan.