Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 554, Entry 09 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Zheng Rhyme (Zhengyun) indicate the pronunciation is nuǒ (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui) indicate the pronunciation is nǎi kě qiē, which is pronounced nuǒ (rising tone). Nuo describes the appearance of a tree flourishing. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Gui (Guifeng): The branches are slender and elegant. Correct Orthography (Zhengzitong) writes this as nuo. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) indicates the pronunciation is láng kě qiē, which is pronounced luǒ. The meaning is the same. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) indicates the pronunciation is náng hé qiē, which is pronounced ná. It describes the appearance of branches being soft and supple.