Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) 杪 Kangxi strokes: 8 Page 513, Entry 02 Pronounced miao (rising tone). Pronounced miao (rising tone). Pronounced miao (rising tone). The sound is the same as miao. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the tip or end of a tree. According to the Regional Languages (Fangyan), miao means small. The small branches of a tree are called miao. It also refers to the end of the year, which is called miao. Book of Rites (Liji), Imperial Regulations (Wangzhi): The prime minister manages the national expenditures, which must be finalized at the end of the year. It is also used to refer to the end of autumn. Song Yu, Nine Arguments (Jiubian): The quiet and long night at the end of autumn. It also refers to the tops of trees in a forest. Liu Zongyuan, Poem on Climbing West Mountain (Deng Xishan Shi): Winding and turning as it appears at the tops of the trees. Also pronounced chao (falling tone) according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun). The meaning is the same.