Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Entry: li Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 531, Entry 14 Tang Dynasty Rhyme Dictionary (Tangyun): Pronounced li. Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced li. Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): A type of fruit. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explanation of Trees: Li, also known as mountain li. Commentary (Shu): When found in the mountains it is called li, when planted by people it is called li. Tao Hongjing, Supplementary Records (Bielu): The nature of the li fruit is cold and sharp; consuming too much is harmful to people, hence it is called a fast-acting fruit. Also, Yang Xiong, Dialects (Fangyan): Mei, li, die, and tai all mean old age. In Eastern Qi it is called mei, while in the northern frontier of Yan and Dai it is called li. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya), Commentary on the poem Xingwei: Gou refers to a frozen li. Jia says: The color of a frozen li resembles the face of an elderly person with loose dirt on it. Also used interchangeably with li (to slice). Yang Xiong, Rhapsody on the Long Yang (Changyang Fu): Slicing apart the Xiongnu Shanyu, tearing apart the dependent states. Masters of Huainan (Huainanzi), Teachings on Customs (Qisu Xun): Felling the nanmu and camphor trees to slice them. Also, ge li, name of a creature. Masters of Huainan (Huainanzi), Response of the Dao (Daoying Xun): Lu Ao grew weary of the turtle shell and accepted the ge li. Also, Cui Bao, Records of Past and Present (Gujin Zhu): A small, yellow type of dragonfly is called hu li. Also, a type of grass. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): On the Great Mountain there is a grass called li; its leaves are shaped like reeds and are red, and its flowers can cure ulcers. Also, Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced li. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced li. The meaning is the same.