树

shù

sh+ù·4th tone

tree · CL:棵 kē

Radical: 木 Strokes: 9 HSK 1

Structure: Left-middle-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格板横极松朱条

Same radical

机木本林来格板横极松朱条权术杀

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Character Decomposition

树=木+对

Etymology

tree

Meanings

tree

CL:棵 kē

to cultivate

to set up

shù

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Words with 树 556 total

tea tree · Camellia sinensis茶树chá shù red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) · CL:棵 kē红树hóng shù

Idioms with 树 83 total Chain

(idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens百年树人bǎi nián shù rén lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner · to stand out · to develop one's own school · to have attitude of one's own别树一旗bié shù yī qí lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner · to stand out · to develop one's own school · to have attitude of one's own别树一帜bié shù yī zhì lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) · fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person大树底下好乘凉dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng

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