Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 1077, Entry 22 Pronounced pi. In the Jade Chapter (Yupian), it refers to a large ant. See the entry for ant for further details. Additionally, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced bi (rising tone). It is the name of a plant resembling mallow, with a purple color. In the Erya (Erya), specifically in the section Interpreting Plants (Shi cao), it is written as qiao, a variant of this plant. It is also sometimes written in a variant form. Furthermore, pronounced bi (falling tone). The meaning is the same. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen), it is also written in a variant form.