Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: Zhu Kangxi Stroke Count: 27 Page 1105, Entry 04 According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced zhu. The pronunciation is the same as the word for candle. It refers to a flea. In the Yangzi Dialect (Fangyan), in the regions to the east of the passes, within the territory of Zhao and Wei, some people refer to the spider as zhuyu. The term zhuyu is a phonetic shift of the word for dwarf. It also refers to the grub of a beetle. See the detailed notes under the entry for the character ji. It is also pronounced shu. The pronunciation is the same as the word for Shu. It is interchangeable with the character zhu.