Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Entry: Kui Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 552, Entry 02 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Meeting (Yunhui): Pronounced kui (falling tone). Explanation from Origins of Chinese Characters (Shuowen): A type of wood, known as ju. Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun): A tree with swollen knots, which can be made into walking sticks. See the entry for ju for detailed notes. Also: Pronounced kui (falling tone). The kuiwu tree. Classified Chapters (Leipian): It is the same as the lingshou wood. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qian Han Shu), Biography of Kong Guang: An imperial decree granted a lingshou walking stick. Also: Pronounced kui (rising tone). Meaning is the same.