Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Han Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 1079, Entry 22 Pronounced han. Book of Erya (Erya), section on Explaining Fish: Kui-lu. Commentary: The Materia Medica (Bencao) states: The shape of the kui is like a sea clam, being both round and thick, with longitudinal and transverse patterns on the outer shell; this is what is known today as the han. Guo Pu, River Rhapsody (Jiang Fu): A massive han fills a carriage. Commentary: The diameter of the han is four feet, and its back has patterns resembling roof tiles. History of Tang (Tangshu), Biography of Kong Kui: Every year, Ming Prefecture presented tributes of mussels, han, and clams. Also pronounced gan. Refers to a small snail. Also pronounced han. The meaning is the same. Sometimes written in variant forms (dian) or (gan).