杉 (shā) — (bound morpheme) fir tree | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

杉 (shā) is a bound morpheme meaning 'fir / cedar' — it does not stand alone and only appears in compounds like 杉木 or 杉树.

bound form

(bound morpheme) fir tree

Easily confused

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Zhè zhǒng shā mù hěn shì hé zuò jiā jù.
This kind of fir wood is very suitable for making furniture.
杉。
Shān shàng zhǒng le hěn duō shā shù.
Many fir trees were planted on the mountain.
杉。
shā Shù lín lǐ kōng qì hěn xīn xiān.
The air is very fresh in the fir forest.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木彡杉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

彡

彡shān杉shā

Same sound today

杉 pairs 木 (tree) on the left with 彡 on the right, which gives the sound.

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