Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: Yi Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 1087, Entry 23 Pronounced yi. In the compilation Rhyme Dictionary of the Tang (Tangyun) and the compilation Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the compilation Proper Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is defined as pronounced yi. In the compilation Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), it refers to a lizard. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiao Ya), it says: Alas for the people of today, why are they like vipers and lizards? Cross-reference the entries for the two characters lizard and salamander for further details. Additionally, in the compilation Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced xi. In the state of Chu, the term is used to describe deceit and slowness.