Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) 蜷 Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 1087, Entry 32 Pronounced quan. In the work Classified Compilation (Leipian), it is defined as the winding, curved motion of an insect. In the poem Encountering Sorrow (Lisao) by Qu Yuan: With a curled, restricted body, hesitating and unable to move. The commentary states: Curled and restricted describes an appearance of being winding, crooked, and unable to move. In the Rhapsody on Sweet Springs (Ganquan Fu) by Yang Xiong: Dragons stretch and coil along the eastern cliff. The commentary states: Lianquan describes an appearance that is long and curved.