Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Rat (shǔ) Kangxi Strokes: 22 Page 1529, Entry 05 Pronounced hún. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is a rat found in Dinglinghu; its fur can be used to make garments. According to the Materia Medica (Bencao), the hun rat is the same as the yellow rat. When the weather is warm, it emerges from its hole and sits at the entrance. Upon seeing a person, it crosses its front paws in front of its neck, arches its body, and stands as if performing a bow before darting back into its hole. The Huainan Masters (Huainanzi) states that the sages modeled the rites after the bowing rat, referring to this species. It is also called the ritual rat, the bowing rat, or the li. Records of the Wei (Weizhi), Biography of Prince Chensi: The hun rat and the weasel clamor in the trees. Also pronounced kūn. According to the Extensive Refinement (Guangya), a type of rat.