橡木 (xiàng mù) — oak wood

Definition

noun
oak wood
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 橡木
    Zhè zhāng zhuō zi shì yòng xiàng mù zuò de.
    This table is made of oak wood.
  • 橡木
    xiàng mù Jiā jù hěn nài yòng, dàn shì bǐ jiào zhòng.
    Oak furniture is very durable but relatively heavy.
  • 橡木
    Tā xǐ huan xiàng mù de yán sè hé wén lǐ.
    He likes the color and texture of oak wood.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

橡 names the oak tree, and 木 names wood, so the pair means oak wood.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

木 is drawn as a tree, with branches above and roots below.

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