Shen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Insect (chóng). Character: Xie. Kangxi strokes: 19. Page 1100, Entry 12. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced xie. According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): An insect with a stinger on its tail. According to Materia Medica (Bencao): Also known as the clerk insect or Du Bai. It originates from Qingzhou, and those that are compact and small are considered superior. According to History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Biography of Prince Chuo of Nanyang: Chuo was fond of collecting scorpions, mixing them with maggots, and took great pleasure in this. According to a poem by Du Fu: I always worry about scorpions beneath me in the middle of the night. According to a poem by Han Yu: Just yesterday I received a capital appointment, and I was delighted to see a scorpion reflected on the wall. The common practice of writing it as xie is incorrect.