Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: Li Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 1079, Entry 25 According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), pronounced li. In the Literary Expositor (Erya), in the chapter Interpreting Insects, there is the entry for grasshoppers, known as xili. Commentary: Li is pronounced li. In current common parlance, the insect that resembles a long, thin locust and makes a sound with its wings when flying is called xili. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced chi. According to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), pronounced xi. The meaning is the same. According to the Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), it is written as li.