Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Xi (character) Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 1092, Entry 26 Direct pronunciation: Same as the character pronounced ci. Also same as the character pronounced xi. Book of Lost Zhou (Yizhoushu), Chapter on Seasonal Instructions: Five days after the day of Lesser Heat, crickets (xi shuai) dwell in the walls.