Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Zhuang Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 548, Entry 19 Pronounced zhuang (level tone) According to the Explanation of Words and Phrases (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a wooden stake or post. In the poem Gift to Zhang Ji by Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty: Cutting down the stumps and the stakes. In the Extensive Records (Guangji): Daoan and Huiyuan, traveling at night, encountered rain and reached a person's house. They saw a horse stake inside the gate, with a horse halter hanging from the stake. They asked to call Lin Bosheng. Bosheng thought they were divine beings and received them with generous rewards. Note: The Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) records the pronunciation as ce shuang qie, which is incorrect. Also, according to Ancient Sounds of the Tang Rhymes: pronounced chong (level tone). It means to strike or ram. In the History of the Jin Dynasty (Jinshu), Biography of Emperor Xuan: Strangling his throat and striking his heart.