Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Ya Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 536, Entry 12 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) define this as pronounced ya. Jade Chapters (Yupian) defines this as a forked tree branch. Exemplar of Words (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong states that in the region east of the Yangtze River, a tree fork is called a cha ya. Also, according to Jade Chapters (Yupian) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced a (rising tone). Ya refers to the slanted appearance of a tree. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced e. The meaning is the same.