Chen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Tree (mù). Kangxi stroke count: 15. Page 516, Entry 02. Pronounced cong. According to the Explanation of Writing (Shuowen), it cites the Literary Expositor (Erya) stating that the tree has pine leaves and a cypress trunk. Guo comment: Nowadays, the roof beams in the Imperial Ancestral Temple are made of this wood. Also, in the Biography of Huo Guang in the History of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), fifteen outer coffins were made of this wood. Also, in the Book of Odes (Shijing), the upright timber supports are described as cong. Xu reads this as xiong, Shen reads this as rong, and it is also pronounced chong. The commentary states that this refers to the appearance of the tall, serrated wooden supports being cong-cong. It also means to strike. In the Biography of Sima Xiangru in the History of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), it mentions striking the golden drums. It is also a surname. In the Annals of Emperor Gaozu in the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), the King of Han ordered Duke Cong to guard Xingyang. Also pronounced zong. Also pronounced cong. Also pronounced zong. The meaning is the same.