Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Character: Cuo Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 533, Entry 19 Guangyun (Rhyme Dictionary of the Wide Area) and Jiyun (Comprehensive Rhyme Dictionary) state that it is pronounced xi. Book of Erya (Erya), Section on Explaining Trees: Cuo is the same as que. Commentary states: Tree bark that is peeling, rough, and jagged is called cuo. It is also called que. Furthermore, the commentary to the Book of Erya (Erya), Section on Explaining Trees, notes that cuo is pronounced cuo. Additionally, Jiyun (Comprehensive Rhyme Dictionary) and Leipian (Classified Chapters) state that it is pronounced que. The meaning is the same.