How to write 柃

柃 [líng] 名 1. A type of evergreen shrub or small tree, with oval-shaped leaves that have blunt teeth along the edges, and produces round berries. The branches and leaves can be used in medicine, while the fruit can serve as a dye; also known as “柃木” (Líng mù). -柃木 ([En.] Japanese eurya; common eurya) is a type of shrub with angular young branches, either hairless or with sparse hairs. The leaves are fleshy and range from oval to rectangular-lanceolate in shape, with blunt teeth along the edges. The flowers are white, and the fruit is round. The branches and leaves can be used medicinally, and when burnt to ash, the ashes can be used as a dyeing agent. The fruit can also be used as a dye. The wood is suitable for fine carpentry and as fuel for charcoal. 2. A horizontal timber used in railings ([En.] rail balustrade). 引 1. From the "Shuowen Jiezi": 柃 refers to 柃木. The character is composed of the 'wood' radical and the phonetic element 令. 2. From the "Lüshi Chunqiu": [It refers to] a beautiful name for fruit, saying the fruit of the sand pear resembles that of the柃.