藤 (téng) — (botany) vine; climbing plant; rattan (material used for furniture, baskets, walking sticks)
Definition
noun
(botany) vineclimbing plantrattan (material used for furniture, baskets, walking sticks)
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 藤。Yuàn zi lǐ zhǎng mǎn le lǜ sè de téng.The yard is full of green vines.
- 藤，。Zhè bǎ yǐ zi shì yòng téng biān de, hěn jiē shi.This chair is woven from rattan, very sturdy.
- 藤。Tā mǎi le yí gè téng biān de lán zi.He bought a basket woven from rattan.
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.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
藤 combines 艸 (grass) and 滕, which gives the sound, to write a type of plant.
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