Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: Mang Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 1078, Entry 18 Pronounced hang. Erya, Explanations of Insects: Mang refers to the xiao cocoon (a type of silk cocoon). Commentary: This insect feeds on the leaves of the mugwort plant and belongs to the silkworm family. Also pronounced kang. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced hang (falling-rising tone). Guo Pu, River Rhapsody (Jiang fu): The purple mang is like a channel. Commentary: The Erya states that a large shellfish is called a mang. Upon checking the original text of the Erya, it is written with a different character, which is equivalent to this one. Also pronounced gang. The meaning is the same.