Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Wood (mù) Entry: Mao Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 539, Entry 22 Pronounced mao. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: The appearance of trees growing lushly. Book of Han (Hanshu), Treatise on Pitch Pipes: The Linzhong pitch pipe assists the Ruibin pitch pipe; the sovereign cultivates all things, causing them to grow, develop, and flourish. Shigu comments: Mao is the archaic form of the character for flourish. Also, Erya, Explanation of Trees: Mao is the quince. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei: They threw a quince to me. Mao Commentary: Mao is a type of tree. It is a tree that produces edible fruit. Su Song, Illustrated Classic (Tujing): It belongs to the same family as the Chinese quince; between the fruit stem and the fruit, there is an additional overlapping stem, shaped like a nipple. Piya: The pear has one hundred harms and only one benefit; the quince has one hundred benefits and only one harm. Linzhong assists Ruibin.