Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: gui Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 1082, Entry 30 Pronounced gui. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it is a type of crab. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is a crab with six legs. Another definition states it is a woodlouse. According to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), another definition states it is a type of ape. According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing), on the mountain of Jiegong there is a beast; its shape is like a tortoise with a white body and red bones. It is named gui and can be used to ward off fire. In the Rhapsody on the Imperial Park (Shanglin fu) by Sima Xiangru, it is mentioned as a chanhuhu and a gui.