Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Guo Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 1096, Entry 09 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced guo. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Another name for a frog. Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances (Yueling): The mole cricket and the frog croak. Commentary: The mole cricket and the frog are frogs. Commentary on the Emergency Relief Chapters (Jijiupian): The frog, also known as a mole cricket-frog, is green in color, small in size, and has long legs. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Justice (Qiuguan), Commentary on the Frog Official: The frog is the frog eaten in the imperial kitchen today. The character is formed from the radical for insect and the phonetic element guo. See the entry for the frog character for further details.