Shen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Insect (chóng). Kangxi stroke count: 17. Page 1096, Entry 06. Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced ma. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced ma. Explicating Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A toad. See the note under the character for shrimp or toad. Also, in the ancient pronunciation of Tang Dynasty Rhymes: Pronounced mo. Forest of Changes (Yilin): The hole has a fox and a crow, the pit gives birth to a toad. Also, in Rhyme Supplements (Yunbu): Pronounced mei. Poetry by Bai Juyi: The wriggling things in the water, useless ones are the toads. Since the earth multiplies their life, they are numerous in kind. Also, in Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui): Pronounced mo. The name of an insect; it is abundant south of the mountains. It is like a mosquito but smaller, gathering in swarms under the sun, biting people and leaving marks. In The Six Scripts: Errors Rectified (Liushu zheng'e): The character for toad is written in a vulgar form, which is incorrect.