Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Rat (shǔ) Character: Zóng Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 1528, Entry 09 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun): Pronounced zhōng. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced zhōng. Er Ya (Erya), Explanation of Beasts: The zóng rat. Note: Not yet determined. Explanation of Script (Shuowen): A rat with leopard-like markings. Additionally, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced tóng. Same meaning. Editorial note: Regarding the original text of the Er Ya (Erya), it mentions the zóng rat and the téng rat, which has leopard-like markings. Guo Pu’s note on zóng is indeterminate, while his note on téng describes a rat with colorful markings like a leopard. Xu Shen’s note on zóng describes a rat with leopard-like markings. Whether the two characters for leopard-like markings should be associated with the preceding or following term is unknown, and it is unclear which interpretation is correct.