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  *幹* | 幹* | *幹
tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed
HSK 1
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  *樹* | 樹* | *樹
tree / CL: / to cultivate / to set up
HSK 1
tree leaves
HSK 4
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  *棵* | 棵* | *棵
classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
HSK 4
pine / pine tree / CL:
HSK 4
peach tree / CL:
HSK 5
fruit tree / CL:
HSK 6
poplar tree / various trees of genus Populus
HSK 7-9
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  *標* | 標* | *標
mark / sign / label / to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc / to bear (a brand name, registration number etc) / prize / award / bid / target / quota / (old) the topmost branches of a tree / visible symptom / classifier for military units
HSK 7-9
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
HSK 7-9
tree
HSK 7-9
locust tree (Sophora japonica)
HSK 7-9
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  *株* | 株* | *株
tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business)
HSK 7-9
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative
HSK 7-9
cypress tree / Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4]
HSK 7-9
the tip of a tree; treetop
HSK 7-9
shade of a tree / Taiwan pr. [shu4yin4]
HSK 7-9
jadeite / tree kingfisher
Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty botanist, author of classification of orange trees 橘錄|橘录
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  *枒* | 枒* | *枒
the coconut tree / rim
two trees that grow together as one / fig. conjugal union
forest / forest tree
(proverb) one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest
Arbor Day (March 12th), also known as National Tree Planting Day 全民義務植樹日|全民义务植树日
cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木, bush or shrub)
lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate one's own strength / also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树
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  *梓* | 梓* | *梓
Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata), a tree that serves as a symbol of one's hometown and whose wood is used to make various items / (bound form) printing blocks
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  *櫹* | 櫹* | *櫹
a type of big tree (archaic)
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  *苑* | 苑* | *苑
(literary) enclosed area for growing trees, keeping animals etc; imperial garden; park / (literary) center (of arts, literature etc)
tree species
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  *柘* | 柘* | *柘
a thorny tree / sugarcane / Cudrania triloba / three-bristle cudrania (Cudrania tricuspidata) / Chinese mulberry (Cudrania)
When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause / Rats leave a sinking ship.
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  *枵* | 枵* | *枵
(archaic) hollow of a tree / (literary) empty; hollow
lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined / a great sage has died (idiom)
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  *榊* | 榊* | *榊
(Japanese kokuji) sakaki (Cleyera japonica), evergreen tree used in Shinto to decorate sacred spaces
white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / silver tree-ear fungus
jaboticaba; Brazilian grape tree
breadfruit tree / Artocarpus altilis
tree roots
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  *木* | 木* | *木
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
forest of apricot trees / (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉, 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
roof / topmost part / top (of tree, wall etc) / apex
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桐* | 桐* | *桐
tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
broad-leaved (tree)
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  *橙* | 橙* | *橙
orange tree / orange (color)
loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) / loquat fruit
pine tree
cedar tree / cedarwood
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  *楷* | 楷* | *楷
Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)
tree trunk
Cinchona ledgeriana, tree whose bark contains quinine
to cut wood / tree-felling / lumbering
to plant trees
tree bark
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *槐* | 槐* | *槐
Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) / Japanese pagoda tree
lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom) / fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
peepul (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; sacred fig
Sapindales / order of scented bushes and trees, includes citrus fruit and lychee
dense (of trees) / thick / ghastly / eerie
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *樅* | 樅* | *樅
fir tree
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *椿* | 椿* | *椿
Chinese toon (Toona sinensis) / tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) / (literary metaphor) father
pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
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  *荊* | 荊* | *荊
chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国
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  *榖* | 榖* | *榖
paper mulberry tree
(of a tree etc) to reach up to the sky
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  *杜* | 杜* | *杜
birchleaf pear (tree) / to stop / to prevent / to restrict
branch / limb (of a tree)
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
the shade (of a tree)
(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people
legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money
tea tree / Camellia sinensis
genealogy / family tree
pear tree
roadside tree; street tree
(of a tree) old and strong / (of calligraphy or painting) bold; vigorous
village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧)
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom) / fig. a wife having an illicit lover
lac tree (Rhus vernicifera)
jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:
to give shade (of a tree etc) / to shield
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's capabilities
tree resin / gum
palm tree
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *榔* | 榔* | *榔
tall tree (archaic)
pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桑* | 桑* | *桑
(bound form) mulberry tree
plane tree (Platanus x acerifolia)
dragon tree / Dracaena (botany)
plum tree
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
tree frog
alder tree (genus Alnus)
the root bark of the peony tree
to be shaded or concealed by foliage / to conceal / hidden / covert / shade (of a tree)
"ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝 and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree) / (sex position) man standing, woman clinging to his upper body / (erotic massage) full-body licking
dead tree
lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom) / fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not

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