Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Chan Kangxi strokes: 21 Page 562, Entry 34 Pronounced chan (rising tone). Another name for the sandalwood tree. Jade Chapters (Yupian): The magnolia tree. Sometimes written in a variant form (chan). Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annotations on the Hereditary House of Confucius: There are chan-sandalwood trees at the grave of Confucius. Sima Xiangru, Rhapsody on the Shanglin Park: Chan-sandalwood and magnolia. Also, pronounced chan (level tone). Name of a star. Literary Expositor (Erya), Interpretation of Trees: A comet is a chan-qiang. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Treatise on Celestial Offices: The celestial chan star is forty feet long and pointed at the tip. Jing Fang says: The celestial chan signifies warfare and a thousand miles of scorched earth. Also, sharp. Also, Book of Han (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Astronomy: Chan clouds resemble an ox. Also, pronounced chan (departing tone). A water gate. Also written as.