Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Entry: cheng Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 553, Entry 19 Pronounced cheng. Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters) states: To support something at an angle. Xu states: The term cheng implies a form of supporting. Rhapsody on the Lingguang Palace (Lu Lingguang dian fu) by Wang Yanshou: The branches and supports are gnarled and extend diagonally. Poem on Ascending the Ci'en Temple Pagoda by Du Fu: Just emerging, the branches support the quietude. Originally written as cheng, now written as cheng. The Fugu Bian (Compilation of Restored Antiquity) writes it as cheng. Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes) notes: The Liyun (Rhymes for the Book of Rites) does not contain the version of this character with the hand radical. Also pronounced chang. Changmen Rhapsody (Changmen fu) by Sima Xiangru: Adorned with patterned apricot wood to serve as beams, and interspersed with parasol trees to support one another. See the entry for the character cheng for further details.