Chen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Tree (mù). Kangxi stroke count: 6. Page 510, Entry 17. Pronounced cheng. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen), it means to strike or to collide with a pole. According to the Compiled Chapters (Leipian), it means a wedge. Also, in the Erya, a dictionary of synonyms (Erya), it mentions the long-bodied ant (long cheng). Guo Pu notes this refers to red and mottled ants. Pronounced ting. Pronounced ding. Pronounced cheng (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Pronounced ting. Xu cheng, a place in the Song state. In the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan) of the eighteenth year of Duke Cheng, it records that Meng Xianzi met at Xu cheng. The explanation of the text states the pronunciation is ting. Pronounced cheng. The meaning is the same. Pronounced zheng. Same as the character for ding. It represents the sound of chopping wood. Pronounced leng. It means to strike. Pronounced ding. It means a club or a staff. Textual research: In the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan) of the eighteenth year of Duke Cheng, it records that Meng Xianzi met at Xu cheng. Du Yu notes the pronunciation is ting. We have corrected the original text to reflect the explanation of the text as pronounced ting.