Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Wood (mù) Hua Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 552, Entry 01 Pronounced hua. Guangyun (Rhyme Dictionary of the Broad): Name of a tree. Yupian (Jade Chapters): The bark of this tree can be used to make candles. Sometimes written in a variant form (huo), and generally used interchangeably with the character for flower (hua). Zhuangzi (Master Zhuang), Chapter on Yielding the Throne (Rangwang pian): Yuan Xian wore a hat made of birch bark and ragged sandals. Commentary: Using birch bark to make a hat. Sima Xiangru, Rhapsody on the Shanglin Park (Shanglin fu): Birch, maple, and pinge trees. Shigu Commentary: The hua mentioned here is the birch bark currently used to decorate bows. See the entry for the variant form (huo) for further details. Also pronounced hua. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced jia. Refers to a drum. Textual research: In the Zhuangzi, Chapter on Yielding the Throne, the text has been corrected to reflect the original version.