Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Page 557, Entry 17 Pronounced qiang According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Compendium of Rhymes (Yunhui), the sound is qiang. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), the mast of a ship is the pole for a sail. It was originally written as this character. In the Poem on Joining the Army (Congjun shi) by Wang Can, it is written: Leaning against the ship mast with clothing flapping.