Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Entry: Zha Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 550, Entry 19 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collection Rhyme (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced zha (level tone). Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A type of tree. Identical to the zha variant. It resembles a pear but is sour. Book of Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), chapter Heaven's Revolutions (Tianyun pian): Ritual, righteousness, laws, and measures are like the zha, pear, tangerine, and pomelo; their tastes are opposites, yet all are agreeable to the mouth. Also, Ouyang Xiu, Record of Returning to the Fields (Guitian lu): When first produced, it is as hard as stone. If one places a single Chinese quince or zha among a hundred others, they will ripen and become soft like mud; people call this baking.