Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Ya Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 536, Entry 01 Pronounced ya (level tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): A fork in a tree. Master Yang's Dialects (Fangyan): In the region east of the Yangtze River, a branching tree is called cha-ya. Also, pronounced ke (rising tone). Ya: The appearance of a tree growing at an angle. Also, pronounced e (level tone). Meaning same as above.