Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Yuan Kangxi Stroke Count: 19 Page 560, Entry 02 Pronounced yuan (level tone) Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) states: Citron (gou yuan), the peel can be made into fiber. It originates from Jiaozhi. Expanded Encyclopedia (Piya) states: A fruit name, resembling a mandarin orange. Records of Plants and Trees of the Southern Regions (Nanfang Caomu Zhuang) states: Citron, the flesh of the fruit is very thick and white like a radish. Needleworkers compete to carve flowers and plants into it, soaking them in honey. It is also named fragrant citron. Records of Strange Things (Yiwuzhi) states: The taste is not delicious, but it can be used for cleaning hemp and ramie fabrics. Supplementary Notes on Gardening (Xuepu Yushu) states: The blossoms of the fragrant citron are intensely fragrant, more so than sweet box; the fruit produced is large and aromatic.