Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Character: Cherry Kangxi stroke count: 21 Page 562, Entry 18 Pronounced yīng. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: A fruit name, the cherry. Also known as the peach of concealment. Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances (Yueling): In the month of mid-summer, present the cherry as an offering to the ancestral temple. Wings of the Erya (Erya Yi): It is the first fruit to ripen, hence it is said to be presented first. Lu Shi Chunqiu, commentary by Gao You: Because orioles hold the fruit in their beaks to eat, it is called the peach of concealment. Also known as the oriole peach. Wang Wei, Poem on Cherries Bestowed by Imperial Decree: Only after it is offered in the spring at the temple garden, not merely because it was pecked by birds in the imperial park. Erya, Explanation of Trees (Shimu): Xie is the thorny peach. Guo Pu commentary: This is today's cherry. Sun Yan commentary: The largest and sweetest variety is called cliff honey. Su Shi, Poem on Olives: Waiting for the sweet aftertaste to return to the teeth and cheeks, it has already lost ten parts of sweetness to the cliff honey. Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao): Also known as the vermilion peach and wheat blossom. The deep red variety is called vermilion cherry, and the yellow variety is called wax cherry. Pronounced yīng. The meaning is the same. Verification note: Book of Rites, Monthly Ordinances: In the month of mid-summer, present the cherry as an offering to the ancestral temple. The character for "present" has been added to strictly follow the original text.