棠 · Cheng Miao (v2)
棠 (táng, 2nd tone). 《說文·木部》: 棠，牡曰棠，牝曰杜。从木尚聲 — ‘the male tree is called táng, the female dù’, two names for the birchleaf pear (杜梨). 《爾雅·釋木》 sorts them by fruit: 杜，赤棠，白者棠. The character’s whole moral career rests on one short Shijing poem, 《 $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart