Shen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Insect (chóng). Character: Meng. Kangxi strokes: 14. Page 1086, Entry 09. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced meng (rising tone). Zhameng is a type of locust, resembling a long-horned grasshopper but smaller. In the Materia Medica (Bencao), it is stated: "An insect, also known as a zhameng." According to Corrected Six Scripts (Liushu Zheng'e), zhameng is an insect found on grass. It is also borrowed as a name for a type of boat, drawing an analogy to its small size. The alternative forms written as zemeng are considered incorrect. According to Sea of Characters (Pianhai), humeng is a type of toad. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also pronounced meng (falling tone). The meaning is the same. It is sometimes written as mang.