Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Chun Kangxi Strokes: 8 Page 513, Entry 18 Pronounced chun Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A type of tree. Book of Documents (Shangshu), section Tribute of Yu (Yugong): Chun, gan, gua, and bo trees. Commentary by Kong: A tree resembling the lacquer tree. Sometimes written in a variant form (shun). Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), Year 18 of Duke Xiang: Meng Zhuangzi cut down his shun tree to make a zither for the Duke. Note: Shun is the same as chun, a material for zithers. Lei Bian: Chun, shun, and chun are the same. Also written as xun. Textual Research: Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), Year 17 of Duke Xiang: Meng Zhuangzi cut down his shun tree to make a zither for the Duke. Following the original text, Year 17 has been corrected to Year 18.