Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Xian Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 1081, Entry 35 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced xian (level tone). Name of an insect. Erya, Explanation of Insects (Erya Shi Chong): The xian is a type of horse insect. Commentary: The xian insect is also called a horse insect, and also called a ma juan qu insect; it is colloquially referred to as a horse insect. Classified Chapters (Leipian): One source says it is a type of viper. Another source says it is an ant. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yin (level tone). Meaning is the same. Textual Research: In the Erya, Explanation of Insects, Commentary (Erya Shi Chong Shu), it is called a ma juan qu insect. According to the Classic Explanations (Jingdian Shiwen), the character is corrected to read qu.