Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) 蛺 Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 1083, Entry 26 Pronounced jiá. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a butterfly. According to the Long Note (Changjian), its shape is constricted (jia), hence it is formed from the character for constricted with the insect radical added. According to the Materia Medica (Bencao), the butterfly is light and thin in appearance, flying with its wings pressed together. See the entry for butterfly for a detailed explanation. Additionally, it is pronounced qià, and also pronounced jiá. The meaning is the same.