Chen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Tree (mù). Kangxi stroke count: 12. Page 536, Entry 03. Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) states: Pronounced sheng. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui) state: Pronounced sheng. Explaining Characters (Shuowen) states: Formed from the elements for enter and Jie. Jie refers to being clever. In military law, to enter Jie is called sheng. Xu states: Sheng implies covering from above. Now written as cheng. See the note under the entry for cheng in the Line (pie) radical.