橡 (xiàng) — oak (in compound words like 橡树); rubber tree; rubber (in compounds like 橡胶)

Definition

橡 is a bound morpheme — it never stands alone. It means 'oak' in 橡树 and 'rubber' in compounds like 橡胶 and 橡皮.

bound form
oak (in compound words like 橡树)rubber treerubber (in compounds like 橡胶)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè kē xiàng shù yǐ jīng yǒu yì bǎi duō nián le.
    This oak tree is already over a hundred years old.
  • 。
    Zhè zhǒng xiàng jiāo kě yǐ yòng lái zuò lún tāi.
    This kind of rubber can be used to make tires.
  • 。
    Wǒ xū yào yí kuài xiàng pí cā diào zhè ge zì.
    I need an eraser to erase this character.
Appears in
Materials & SubstancesTrees & Forest

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