Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: shi Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 1089, Entry 01 Pronounced shi Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): To damage a sore. Jade Chapters (Yupian): The solar or lunar eclipse. Explanation of Names (Shiming): When the sun or moon wanes, it is called shi, as it diminishes little by little like an insect eating the leaves of plants and trees. Book of Han (Hanshu), commentary by Wei Zhao: To wane or decay is called shi. Book of Jin (Jinshu), Treatise on Astronomy: Among the ten lights, the fifth is called darkness, which refers to a solar or lunar eclipse. It is also called the shedding of light. In the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), the original character used is shi. Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): All things that are eroded or worm-eaten are called shi. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced li. Name of a valley located south of Du. Annals of Emperor Gao of the Former Han (Qianhan Gao Diji): Entering the middle of Shi from the south of Du. Commentary by Li Qi: Pronounced li. Commentary by Ru Chun: Shi is the name of a mountain valley on the road leading into Hanzhong. Also pronounced long. Same as the character long. See the entry for long for details. Variant form: [missing character].