Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Wood (mù) Entry: Yi Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 525, Entry 12 Pronounced yi (level tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Single-component Characters and Analyzing Compound Characters): Refers to the red spindle tree. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: In low and damp lands, there are wolfberry trees and spindle trees. Commentary on Grasses and Trees: The spindle tree has leaves resembling those of the oak, with thick white bark; the wood within, which shows a reddish grain, is called the red spindle. It is also known as the spindle tree; its wood is tough and durable, and nowadays people use it to make the hubs of carriage wheels. Also pronounced ti (level tone). Refers to the female mulberry tree. The tree is short and its branches are thin and long. Erya (Approaching Elegance), Interpretation of Trees: The yi mulberry is the female mulberry.