Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: 蜏 Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 1085, Entry 08 Pronounced you (rising tone). According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), also defined in the Jade Chapters (Yupian) as an insect that is born in the morning and dies by evening, living on the surface of water, shaped like a silkworm moth. Another name for it is mother of multiplication. Also pronounced you (falling tone). According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced xiu (falling tone). The meaning is the same.