Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Pinyin: yǒu Stroke Count: 10 Page 523, Entry 17 Pronounced yù (falling tone) — "Book of Odes (Shijing)" Also pronounced yòu (falling tone) — "Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing)" Also pronounced yǒu (falling tone) — "Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing)" "Book of Odes (Shijing)" defines it as a type of plum tree. "Compendium of Materia Medica (Tang Bencao)" states that the plum tree (yǒu lǐ) is also called sparrow plum (què lǐ), cart-underneath plum (chē xià lǐ), or棣子 (dì zi). Its fruit is smaller than a cherry and ripens in May. "Explanations of the Odes (Shi Gu)" identifies it as red 棣 (chì dì). "Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing)" describes a tree on Mount Tàishì that resembles a pear tree with red grain. This tree, named 栯 (yǒu), is said to bestow the wearer with freedom from jealousy. The meaning is the same.