Chen Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Wood (mù)
橿
Kangxi stroke count: 17
Page 555, Entry 36
Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced jiang.
Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): A wooden frame. Another definition is a hoe handle. Explanations of Names (Shiming): People of Qi call a hoe handle a jiang. Jiang-ran denotes being straight.
Also, according to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Another name is aoyi, the ten-thousand-year wood. Erya: Explanations of Trees (Erya Shimu): The niu-aoyi tree. Commentary: The material is suitable for wheel rims. West of the pass, it is called niuzi. Another name is tujiang. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): Winter Offices, Artificers' Record (Kaogongji): Cutting the three materials. Commentary: The hub is made of miscellaneous elm, the spokes of sandalwood, and the rim of jiang wood.
Also, Erya: Explanations of Trees (Erya Shimu): Zhan wood. Commentary: This refers to jiang wood. In the region east of the Yangtze, it is called mugan.
Also, jiang-jiang: meaning strong and prosperous. Yangzi: Great Mystery (Taixuanjing): Left and right, jiang-jiang.
Also, name of a mountain. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): The mountain of Jiang Valley abounds in red copper.
Textual research: Yi Ya says, people of Qi call a hoe handle a jiang. According to the original text, corrected to Explanations of Names (Shiming).