a species of tree
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
Chinese wingnut; Pterocarya stenoptera (a type of tree)
technicalThis is a rarely used character primarily found in botanical contexts or as a component in place names. It is homophonous with the common word for willow (柳).
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shù树
de的
xué学
míng名
shì是
jǔ桞
，
liǔ俗
sú称
chēng枫
fēng杨
。
The scientific name for this tree is 'jǔliǔ', commonly called Chinese wingnut.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
le了
jǔ桞
liǔ木
mù的
de用
yòng途
。
Ancient texts mention the uses of the wood from the Chinese wingnut tree.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Jǔ桞
liǔ字
zì在
zài现
xiàn代
dài汉
Hàn语
yǔ中
zhōng已
yǐ不
bù常
cháng用
。
The character '桞' is not commonly used in modern Chinese.