Stroke count: 9
Meaning: gong stick, drum stick, type of tree
Kunyomi: ほ ばち もみじ ならのき
Onyomi: フ ホウ
Composition: 木 包
Radical: 木
Meaning: tree
撥 (ばち) plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.), pick, drumstick (for taiko), mallet (for a gong), beater