Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: 蜙 Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 1085, Entry 30 Pronounced song (level tone). Yupian (General Dictionary of Characters): This is the name of a type of insect. Erya (Approaching Elegance): The sishu, also called songxu. Commentary: It has another name, songxu, also called song, and also called. Lu Ji states: The ji is the same as this, belonging to the locust family. Youyang Zazu (Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang): The songxu makes a sound by rubbing its thighs together. For further details, see the entry for the character zhong. Also, pronounced cong (level tone). The meaning is the same. Sometimes also written in a variant form (gōng).