Chen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Tree (mù). Kangxi stroke count: 12. Page 534, Entry 24. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced lai. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced lai. Pronounced lai. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Lailiang, the name of a tree. Also written as lai. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explanation of Trees: Liang is the same as lai. Commentary: Its timber is used for the rims of carriage wheels. Tang Materia Medica (Tang bencao) Commentary: Its leaves resemble those of the zhe tree and are arranged in pairs opposite each other. The fruit is small and round like a Niu Li fruit, green when unripe and black when mature. The trunk is dense and heavy, and when boiled, the sap is red in color.