桐 (tóng) — (bound form) Chinese parasol tree; paulownia; tung tree
Definition
A bound morpheme referring to the paulownia / Chinese parasol tree. It almost always appears inside the compound 梧桐 (wú tóng, 'paulownia') — rarely used alone.
bound form
(bound form) Chinese parasol treepaulowniatung tree
Examples
- 桐。Zhè kē wú tóng yǐ jīng yǒu shí nián le.This parasol tree is already ten years old.
- 桐。tóng Yóu kě yǐ yòng lái zuò jiā jù.Tung oil can be used to make furniture.
- 桐。Qiū tiān wú tóng de yè zi biàn huáng le.In autumn, the leaves of the parasol tree turn yellow.
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