Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Qiu Kangxi stroke count: 6 Page 510, Entry 11 Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen Jiezi): This is stated to be the ancient form of the character for a round sacrificial vessel (gui). Detailed commentary can be found under the Bamboo Radical, eleven strokes. Also, Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced jiu. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui): Pronounced qiu. The sound is the same as qiu. It is the name of a type of tree. Proximity to Correctness (Erya), Section on Trees (Shimu): Records that the qiu tree resembles the plum tree. Commentary explains: The qiu tree is shaped like a plum tree; its fruit is about the size of a finger tip and is red like a small crabapple; it is edible. Supplement to the Materia Medica (Bencao Buyi): States that the fruit of the qiu tree is the hawthorn, and they are one and the same. Also, Regional Speech (Fangyan): Records that qiu is synonymous with qiu (enmity), referring to resentment or hatred. Commentary: Pronounced jiu. The sound is the same as jiu. Textual Research: In the section on trees of Proximity to Correctness (Erya), it is recorded that the qiu tree resembles the plum tree. The commentary states the tree is shaped like a plum tree and the fruit is the size of a finger tip. The original text has been carefully adjusted to read size of a finger tip.