榆 (yú) — elm (as a bound form, used in compounds for the elm tree or its wood)
Definition
A bound-form tree name: 榆 almost never stands alone and appears in compounds like 榆树 (elm tree) and 榆木 (elm wood). It also names the elm samaras (榆钱), eaten as a spring snack in northern China.
bound form
elm (as a bound form, used in compounds for the elm tree or its wood)
Examples
- 。Zhè kē yú shù yǐ jīng yǒu èr shí nián le.This elm tree is already twenty years old.
- 榆。Tā yòng yú mù zuò le yì zhāng jiē shi de zhuō zi.He made a sturdy table using elm wood.
- ，榆。Chūn tiān de shí hou, hái zi men xǐ huan zhāi yú qián chī.In spring, children like to pick and eat elm samaras.
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