Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Shi Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 1092, Entry 24 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun): Pronounced shi Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced shi Pronounced shi. The name of an insect, a snail. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): A type of screw-shaped snail.