Chen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Tree (mù). Character: Xi. Kangxi strokes: 11. Page 527, Entry 13. Pronounced xi. Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters) states: it refers to rotten wood. Leipian (Categorized Compilation) states: it refers to a ladle. It is used interchangeably with xi. It is also sometimes written as xian. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Wang Mang: Erecting the ornate canopy, establishing the ladle-shaped constellation. Yan Shigu notes the pronunciation as xi. It refers to the handle of the Big Dipper, which is shaped like a ladle. Also, according to Guangyun (Broad Rhymes), pronounced xi. It is the name of a type of tree whose sap is edible.