Chen Collection, Middle Volume, Radical: Tree (mù) Dong Kangxi Stroke Count: 8 Page 513 [Tang Yun], [Zheng Yun]: du hung cut, pronounced dong. [Ji Yun], [Yun Hui]: du long cut, pronounced dong. [Shuowen]: To move. The vital energy of yang moves, and in the seasons it is spring. "Book of Documents (Shujing) - Yao Dian": "Arranged in order, the east begins its work." [Kong Commentary]: The year begins in the east, and cultivation commences. [Huainanzi - Treatise on Astronomy]: The East is Wood, its Emperor is Tai Hao. Also, [Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) - Calendar Records]: "The sun rises in the east, the moon rises in the west." [Zheng Qiao - Tongzhi]: When the sun is in the middle of a tree, it is called dong; when it is above the tree, it is called gao; when it is below the tree, it is called yao. Mu, is ruo mu, where the sun ascends and descends. Also, [Book of Odes (Shijing) - Da Ya]: "In the east is Kai Ming." Also, [Erya - Explanation of Geography]: "The east extends to Tai Yuan." Also, a surname. [Record of Sages and Assistants (Shenxian Qunfu Lu)]: Shun's friend Dong Bu Zi. Also, rhymes with dang jing cut, pronounced ding. [Book of Odes (Shijing) - Xiao Ya]: "Thinking of my land and territory, my birth was not timely. Encountering the heavenly emperor's wrath, from the west I moved to the east." Also, rhymes with du lang cut, pronounced dang. [Yang Quan - Ode to Silkworms]: "Summoning the servants, to build a house nearby. What is nearby? It is to the east of the courtyard." Note: According to [Shuowen], Dong has its own section. It is now combined.