Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Kangxi Strokes: 21 Page 562, Entry 35 Pronounced lan. In the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to a wooden railing. This refers to the railing at the edge of stairs. In the Record of the Sands of Shazhou (Duan Guo Shazhou Ji), it is noted that the Tuyuhun people built a bridge over the river, and the railings were very strictly and beautifully decorated. The name for railings (gou lan) originated from this. It also refers to a cattle pen, which is called lan; it is interchangeable with the character for orchid (lan). In the History of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), Biography of Wang Mang, it is written that they were kept with cattle and horses in a pen (lan). It is also interchangeable with the character meaning a barrier (lan). In the Anecdotes of the Kaiyuan Period (Kaiyuan Yishi), it is mentioned that the peonies in the Aloeswood Pavilion were enclosed with a railing (lan) made of a hundred treasures. Also pronounced lian. The name of a tree. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Official, Artificer's Record (Kaogongji), it discusses the bleaching of silk using the ashes of the lan tree. The commentary by Zheng notes that the ashes of the lan wood are used to soak and cleanse the silk. Also pronounced luan. The name of a tree.