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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *干* | 干* | *干
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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  *树* | 树* | *树
tree / CL: / to cultivate / to set up
HSK 1
pine / pine tree / CL:
HSK 4
tree leaves
HSK 4
poplar tree / various trees of genus Populus
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *棵* | 棵* | *棵
classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
HSK 4
peach tree / CL:
HSK 5
cypress tree / Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4]
HSK 7-9
fruit tree / CL:
HSK 6
lit. dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiom) / fig. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
alder tree (genus Alnus)
lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom) / fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
two trees that grow together as one / fig. conjugal union
needle-leaved (tree)
tree house
Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty botanist, author of classification of orange trees 橘錄|橘录
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蓏* | 蓏* | *蓏
fruit of plants (not of trees)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *标* | 标* | *标
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
locust tree (Sophora japonica)
HSK 7-9
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
to cut wood / tree-felling / lumbering
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
decision tree
shade of a tree / Taiwan pr. [shu4yin4]
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. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding
lineage / genealogy / family tree
tree
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *橙* | 橙* | *橙
orange tree / orange (color)
(of a tree etc) to reach up to the sky
writing brush (old) / Castanopsis fordii, a species of evergreen tree common in the south of China whose calybia (nuts) resemble the tip of a writing brush
loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) / loquat fruit
tree roots
laurel (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree / bay leaf
lumberjack / tree cutter
Christmas tree
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瘿* | 瘿* | *瘿
goiter / knob on tree
forest / forest tree
lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel
a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom) / one cannot accomplish much on one's own
(idiom) (of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined
peepul (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; sacred fig
palm tree
the tip of a tree; treetop
HSK 7-9
tree shade / shady
shrub / small tree / sapling / CL:
roadside tree; street tree
When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause / Rats leave a sinking ship.
tea tree / Camellia sinensis
amonang tree (Ixonanthes chinensis)
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)
tree bark
to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
to make sth of oneself / to become a person who is worthy of respect / (of a tree) to grow to full size / to become useful for timber
lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) / fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桑* | 桑* | *桑
(bound form) mulberry tree
wutong (Firmiana platanifolia) / Chinese parasol tree
to stand respectfully / (of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic
a family tree
Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs
can't see the wood for the trees
branch / limb (of a tree)
willow tree / poplar and willow / name of traditional tune
fork (of a tree, road, argument etc) / bifurcation / fork junction
Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs
dense (of trees) / thick / ghastly / eerie
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *槎* | 槎* | *槎
a raft made of bamboo or wood / to fell trees / to hew
plane tree (Platanus x acerifolia)
jadeite / tree kingfisher
tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木, bush or shrub)
arboreal / tree-dwelling
flowers and trees / plants / flora
kapok (tree)
mulberry tree, with leaves used to feed silkworms
evergreen tree
orange tree
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
(of a tree) old and strong / (of calligraphy or painting) bold; vigorous
breadfruit tree / Artocarpus altilis
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
olive tree
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom) / fig. a wife having an illicit lover
binary tree
In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined / wishing for conjugal bliss
lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom) / fig. to get a new lease on life / to be revived / (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *荫* | 荫* | *荫
(bound form) shade (of a tree)
sapodilla, a tropical fruit bearing tree
to give shade (of a tree etc) / to shield
plum tree
lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom) / fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's capabilities
"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
almond tree / almond / flat peach
fruit tree
Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)
antiaris, aka upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria)
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy / to feel beleaguered

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