槐树 (huái shù) — locust tree (Sophora japonica) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

locust tree (Sophora japonica)

Measure word · 棵

Examples

槐树。
Zhè kē huái shù yǐ jīng huó le yì bǎi duō nián.
This locust tree has been alive for over a hundred years.
槐树，。
Xià tiān huái shù kāi chū bái sè xiǎo huā, hěn piào liang.
In summer, the locust tree blooms small white flowers, very beautiful.
槐树。
Cūn kǒu nà kē huái shù shì dà jiā de chéng liáng chù.
That locust tree at the village entrance is everyone's cool resting place.

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.

槐 (locust) and 树 (tree) mean a locust 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.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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