Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/树(樹)-shù-tree

树(樹) shù tree in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is the pictograph 木 mù “tree.” This radical is referred to colloquially as 木字旁 mùzìpáng “side made up of the character 木.” Note that when 木 is written at the left of a character as a radical, its last stroke is shortened so that it doesn’t collide with the component to its right. Contrast simplified 树 with simplified 对 duì.

Examples

• 树 (樹) shù tree [N]
• 茶树 (茶樹) cháshù tea tree, tea plant [N]
• 树林 (樹林) shùlín woods, forest [N]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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