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)
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.
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