Shen Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Insect (chóng)
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Page 1095, Entry 06
Tang Yun: Pronounced lou. Jiyun: Pronounced lou. Zhengyun: Pronounced lou. Pronounced lou.
The mole cricket. See the entry for the character gu for further details. Also, the mole cricket frog. See the entry for the character guo for further details.
Also, Earth Mole (tu lou), a species of animal. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanjaijing): On the Kunlun Mountains, there is an animal that looks like a sheep with four horns; it is called the Earth Mole, and it eats humans. Bamboo Annals Commentary (Zhushu Jinian Zhu): There are large moles that are the size of sheep. Memorial on the Title of the Duke of Wei (Wei Gongqing Shang Zunhao Zou): When the Xiong clan rose to power, giant moles emerged from the earth.
Also, according to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): The hornless dragon is also called the Earth Mole.
Also, the name of a hunting park. Discourses of the States (Jinyu): Zhaozi hunted at Lou. Commentary: Lou is the hunting park of the ruler of Jin.
Also, Jiyun: Pronounced lou. Heavenly Mole (tian lou), a species of insect. Erya: Interpreting Insects (Erya Shichong): The hu, or Heavenly Mole. Records of Past and Present (Gujin Zhu): The mole cricket is also known as the Heavenly Mole. Yangzi: Regional Speech (Fangyan): The grub, known as the du in the Qin and Jin regions, is sometimes called the Heavenly Mole.
Also, pronounced lou. An internal illness. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): The horses of the inner kitchen are black-spined and have mole-like arms. Distinction of Pronunciations in the Classics (Qunjing Yinbian): Lou, Gan Bao reads this with a departing tone.
Lüshi Chunqiu: A door pivot does not rot, and running water does not breed mole crickets. In the Record of Rites (Liji), this is written as lou.