Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Mouse (shǔ) Stroke Count: 17 Page 1527, Entry 23 Pronounced fèn. From Tang Yun and Zheng Yun: fáng wěn qiè. From Ji Yun and Yun Hui: fù wěn qiè. Shuowen: A burrowing mouse, transformed from a shrike. Also called a mole rat. Er Ya, Explanation of Beasts: Burrowing mouse. Note: One that travels underground. Commentary: Also known as a plow mouse. Pronounced fén. From Guang Yun and Ji Yun: fú fēn qiè. Guang Yun: A mouse in the fields. From Ji Yun and Lei Pian: fú wèn qiè. Pronounced fēn. Same meaning. Also written as 蚡.