(zōng) — (bound form) palm (tree or fiber); (bound form) brown (color)

Definition

棕 (zōng) is a bound form meaning 'palm (tree or fiber)' or 'brown'; it almost never stands alone and is usually part of a compound like 棕色, 棕榈, or 棕熊.

bound form
(bound form) palm (tree or fiber)(bound form) brown (color)

Examples

  • Wǒ xǐ huan chuān zōng sè de yī fu.
    I like wearing brown clothes.
  • Zhè kē zōng lǘ shù hěn gāo.
    This palm tree is very tall.
  • Zài dòng wù yuán wǒ kàn dào yì zhī zōng xióng.
    At the zoo I saw a brown bear.

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