Shen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Insect (chóng). Kangxi strokes: 15. Page 1089, Entry 04. According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced xu. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it refers to a type of long-horned grasshopper. In the Erya: Explaining Insects (Erya: Shichong), it is described as a type of grasshopper. In Yangzi: Dialect (Fangyan), the spring millet grasshopper is called by this name. For further details, see the entries for the two characters chong and qi. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced xu. It is also pronounced xu. The meaning is the same. Also, according to the Extensive Rhyme (Guangyun), it is pronounced xie. It refers to crab preserved in salt. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written as a variant form.