CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shu4
- English meanings
- wood, Ruptiliocarpon caracolito, tree, arbor, Surname, caracolito
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 对.
Meaning & sound clues
木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “tree”.
对 is identified as the sound component (duì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 树.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
book
uncle
villa
be
forgive; pardon
express; pour out
several
number; count
summer heat
dawn
book; write
skill; art; method
bunch
pivot; hub
a comb
different; special
virtuous
ripe
sparse; dredge; neglect
vertical
office; sign; arrange
comfortable; stretch
vegetables
potato; yam
to redeem
lose
narrate; state
rat
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 建树
- 杨树
- 松树
- 果树
- 柏树
- 柳树
- 树叶
- 树木
- 树林
- 树枝
- 树梢
- 树立
- 树荫
- 桃树
- 槐树