Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 11, Entry 04 Radical: Insect (chóng) Pronounced shí. The name of an insect, namely the praying mantis. Also called zhé láng. Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 11, Entry 05 Radical: Insect (chóng) Also pronounced zhī. In "Leipian" (Leipian), it is the same as the character zhàn.