树 (shù) — tree
Definition
A single tree, counted with 棵. Compare 树林 (a grove/woods) and 树木 (trees, as a category).
noun
tree
Measure word · 棵
Examples
- 。Mén qián yǒu yì kē dà shù.There is a big tree in front of the door.
- ，。Chūn tiān dào le, shù shàng kāi mǎn le huā.Spring has arrived, and the tree is full of flowers.
- 树。Yé ye zài yuàn zi lǐ zhǒng le yì kē shù.Grandpa planted a tree in the yard.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 樹; 树 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
尌
尌shù樹shù
Same sound today
Originally 尌, 'to plant a tree', was written alone; the traditional form 樹 adds 木, 'tree', to it to differentiate.
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