Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: yuan Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 1092, Entry 31 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yuan. Same as yuan. The newt (rongyuan), also known as the snake doctor (sheyi). See the entries for rong and yuan for cross-references. Also refers to the yuan silkworm. Amplified Elegance (Piya): A silkworm that produces a second generation. Some say that silkworms that reproduce without mating are often called yuan silkworms. Huainan Masters (Huainanzi), Chapter on Accomplishing the Traditions (Taizu Xun): Yuan silkworms produce two harvests a year; this is not necessarily disadvantageous, yet royal law prohibits it because they devastate mulberry trees. Originally written as yuan, sometimes written as yuan. Textual research: In the Huainan Masters (Huainanzi), Chapter on Accomplishing the Traditions (Taizu Xun), the word tradition was corrected to custom according to the original text.