Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Entry: 櫟 Kangxi Stroke Count: 19 Page 560, Entry 01 Pronounced li. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Characters and Analysis of Compound Figures): A tree. Xing Bing stated: It resembles the tree known as the tree of heaven (chū). Book of Odes (Shijing): In the mountains there are bushy oak trees. Commentary: Citing the Erya (Approaching Elegance), it states that for the oak, its fruit is called qiu, which is the acorn. Lu Ji Commentary: In the Qin region, people refer to the scrub oak as li, and its fruit, which grows in husks, is called qiu. In the Henei region, people refer to the tree of knotweed as li, which belongs to the same family as the Sichuan pepper and cornelian cherry. Its fruit also grows in husks; this poem from the Qin region should be interpreted according to the local dialect, where scrub oak is the correct term. Also refers to a tree that is not useful for timber. Zhuangzi (Writings of Master Zhuang): The carpenter Shi saw an oak tree at the shrine; it was so large it could provide shade for oxen, and the onlookers were as numerous as a marketplace, yet the carpenter Shi did not even glance at it. Also refers to a tree that cannot be used for fuel. Huainanzi (Master of Huainan): In the twelfth month, the corresponding tree is the oak. Gao You commentary: There are trees that cannot produce fire, and the oak is one such tree. Also a place name. Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu): In the fifteenth year of Duke Huan, the Earl of Zheng, Tu, entered the territory of Li. Also the name of a bird. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijie): On the mountain of the Heavenly Emperor, there is a bird with black markings and a red-feathered neck, known as li. Also interchangeable with the character meaning to strike. Book of Odes (Shijing): Drum, chime, and wooden percussion instrument (yǔ). Commentary: The shape of the wooden percussion instrument resembles a crouching tiger, with twenty-seven tooth-like protrusions on its back; it is struck with a wooden rod one foot long. Pronounced yue. Liyang, a county name. Book of Han (Hanshu): It belonged to the Zuo Fengyi commandery. Pronounced shuo. A place name. Located in the Jin region. Pronounced luo. Book of Odes (Shijing): In the mountains there are bushy oak trees, in the lowlands there are six boles. Tang Yun (Tang Dynasty Dictionary): The characters for oak and bole are used in a rhyming pattern; there are not two distinct pronunciations. Pronounced lao. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): Pretending to have finished the soup, one uses a ladle to scrape the pot. Book of Han (Hanshu): Written as lao (a variant form indicating the scraping of a pot).