Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Entry: Yao Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 538, Entry 25 Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced yao. Originally written as yao. Erya, Explaining Trees (Erya, Shimù): Bian, also known as Yaozao. Commentary: The fruit is slender at the waist, now called a deer-spindle jujube.