Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) 樳 Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 551, Entry 20 Pronounced xún. Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) states it is the name of a tree, resembling the locust tree. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states it is used to make charcoal for smelting pig iron, becoming ready after a single firing. It is also written in a variant form (xún). Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing) states: The xun tree is a thousand miles long, located south of Gouying, growing on the northwest side of the river. Guo Pu comments: The remote xun tree grows by the river. Its sparse branches stretch a thousand miles, reaching up to the clouds and sky. Zuo Si, Ode to the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu) states: As for Western Shu compared to Eastern Wu, the small and the large are completely different; it is like the difference between a sparse grove of fireflies and the light of the xun tree or the dragon candle. Note: Although xún and chén share the same pronunciation, they are different things. The xun tree is the largest of trees. Orthodox Dictionary (Zhengzitong) equates it with the ash tree (chén), which appears to be an error.