Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) 蜾 Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 1088, Entry 06 Pronounced guo (rising tone). Book of Odes (Shijing), Minor Odes: The green caterpillar has young, and the potter wasp carries them away. Commentary: The potter wasp is the same as the pǔlú. Lu Ji’s Annotation: It is shaped like a bee but has a thinner waist; it captures mulberry worms and takes them to a tree hollow, where they transform into its young after seven days. Model Sayings (Fayan) by Yang Xiong: When a green caterpillar’s larva dies and is found by a potter wasp, the potter wasp prays over it saying: Be like me, be like me. After a long time, it becomes like it. Pronounced ge. Meaning is the same. Pronounced luo (rising tone). Name of an insect. It is the same as the slug. Interchangeable with the character luo. Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Written as a variant form. Some versions use the component guo.