Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Shi Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 524, Entry 10 Pronounced chi. Pronounced chi (falling tone). The pronunciation is the same as chi. According to the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun), this is the name of a type of tree. Also, according to the Erudite Refinements (Boya), it refers to an instrument used for divination known as a ju. This instrument symbolizes heaven and earth and is used to calculate yin and yang and to predict fortune or misfortune. It is crafted from the fruit of the maple tree and the heartwood of the jujube tree. The Biography of Wang Mang in the History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu) records: The astronomer operated the shi for divination in his presence. The commentary to the Spring Official, Holding Heavenly Time in the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli) records it as written as shi. The Treatise on Literature and Arts in the History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu) contains a work titled Xianmen Shifa. Also, according to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced shi (entering tone). The meaning is the same as shi.