Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Shun Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 553, Entry 16 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced shun. This refers to the rose of Sharon, a plant that blossoms in the morning and withers by evening. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zheng Airs: Having a countenance like the flower of the rose of Sharon. Sometimes written in a variant form (shun). Detailed explanation is provided under the entry for the rose of Sharon (jin). Also written as (shun) and (shun).