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桌 zhuō table in Mandarin Chinese
Definition
Radical is the pictograph 木 mù “tree,” since tables are usually made of wood. Phonetic is 卓 zhuó “eminent.” Distinguish 桌 from 早 zăo.
Examples
桌 zhuō table [BF]; (for banquets) [M]
分成三桌 fēnchéng sānzhuō divide into three tables
桌子 zhuōzi table [N]
一张桌子 (一張桌子) yìzhāng zhuōzi a table
Video
Sources
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler