Shen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Insect (chóng). Character: Liao. Kangxi brush strokes: 18. Page 1097, Entry 06. Pronounced liao. Diao-liao (a type of cicada). According to the Record of Broad Nuances (Boya), it is also known as ti-lao. Also a place name. According to the Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijingzhu), the Ying River flows eastward, passing to the east of the Tiao-liao city walls. In the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form (lao).