Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Entry: 栮 Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 523, Entry 16 According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Classified Dictionary (Leipian), the pronunciation is er (rising tone). It is also written in a variant form. It is a type of wood fungus. The Comprehensive Collection of Characters (Zihui) states that it grows on dead wood and is shaped like an ear, which is why it is named with the character for ear.