Chen Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Tree (mù)
Kangxi Strokes: 7
Page 511, Entry 10
Jade Chapters (Yupian): This is an ancient form of the character for plum (li). For a detailed explanation, see the entry for that character below.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collections (Yunhui): Identical to the character for catalpa (zi). It refers to the making of wooden implements. It also refers to a carpenter.
Book of Documents (Shujing), section on Catalpa Timber (Zicai): The Explanations of Texts (Shiwen) notes that the character for catalpa (zi) is also written as this character. For a detailed explanation, see the entry for the character for catalpa (zi).
Textual verification: In the commentaries on the Book of Documents (Shujing), section on Catalpa Timber (Zicai), the character for catalpa (zi) is also written as this character. It is hereby noted that the original text has been corrected to refer to the Explanations of Texts (Shiwen) instead of the commentary.