Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: gong Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 1082, Entry 34 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) state the pronunciation is gong. Rhyme Collection (Yunhui) states the pronunciation is gu yong, pronounced gong. Literary Expositor (Erya), Explanation of Insects: The cricket is known as gong. Commentary: It is what is now called the cu zhi (weaving promoter). Yangzi's Dialects (Fangyan): The insect qinglie is called xishuai in the Chu region, or sometimes referred to as gong. Guo's Commentary: In the Liang state, they call gong by the pronunciation gong. Sea of Gourd Collections (Lihaiji): The gong is close to the yin principle and relies on the earth, using yang to produce its sound. Furthermore, the gong is of the yin nature and is jealous; when they encounter one another, they must fight. For further details, refer to the note on the entry for xishuai. Also, Wide Rhymes (Guangyun) states the pronunciation is qiong. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is gong. The meaning is the same. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Also written in a variant form. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Generally written as qiong. Textual Research: In Yangzi's Dialects, Guo's Commentary, it is written that the Liang state calls gong by the sound gong. Following the original text, the character for garden has been corrected to state, and for is has been corrected to sound.