Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Entry: Dao Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 545, Entry 22 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced dao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced dao. The pronunciation is the same as dao. Literary Expositor (Erya): Explaining Trees: Dao is mountain jia. Guo commentary: Now referred to as mountain qiu. Furthermore, large acacia trees are called qiu, and small ones are called jia. For details, see the entry for qiu. It also refers to the tiao tree. Book of Odes (Shijing): Qin Wind: There are tiao trees, there are mei trees. Mao commentary explains: Tiao is dao. Explication of Text (Shiwen) records: In some versions, the character tiao is written as tiao (variant form). Also, Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced tao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced tao. The meaning is the same. Note: In the Literary Expositor (Erya), one interpretation classifies it as a type of orange tree, another as a type of acacia; the one called dao is the acacia type. Standard Character Guide (Zhengzitong) states: Dao has the name of qiu, but it is not actually the qiu tree. Textual research: Book of Odes (Shijing), Qin Wind commentary: Tiao is also written as tiao, which is dao. Literary Expositor (Erya), Explaining Trees: Referred to as you tiao. Careful note: The you tiao in the Literary Expositor (Erya) is the you of orange and pomelo, not dao. Now, amending the excerpt from the Literary Expositor (Erya) to read: Book of Odes (Shijing), Qin Wind: There are tiao trees, there are mei trees. Mao commentary says: Tiao is dao. Explication of Text (Shiwen) records: In some versions, the character tiao is written as tiao (variant form).