桦树 (huà shù) — birch (tree) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

birch (tree)

Measure word · 棵

桦树。
Zhè piàn huà shù lín fēi cháng měi lì.
This birch forest is very beautiful.
桦树。
huà shù De shù pí shì bái sè de.
The bark of birch trees is white.
桦树。
Wǒ jiā mén qián yǒu yì kē huà shù.
There is a birch tree in front of my house.

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.

桦huàbirch

“桦” (birch) specifies the kind of “树” (tree).

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most 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.

木尌樹

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

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.