楸 (qiū) — Chinese catalpa (a type of tree, used in compound words like 楸树)

Definition

Examples

• 这棵楸树已经活了一百年。
  Zhè kē qiū shù yǐ jīng huó le yì bǎi nián.
  This Chinese catalpa tree has lived for a hundred years.
• 楸木的纹理很漂亮。
  qiū Mù de wén lǐ hěn piào liang.
  The grain of catalpa wood is very beautiful.
• 这种楸树在中国北方很常见。
  Zhè zhǒng qiū shù zài zhōng guó běi fāng hěn cháng jiàn.
  This kind of Chinese catalpa tree is very common in northern China.