shù

tree

CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up

wood (木) + phonetic (对) = tree

木 anchors the meaning: something wooden, a tree. 对 is mainly there for the sound shù and does not carry the tree meaning.

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Words with 树

远东树莺

yuǎn dōng shù yīng

(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis canturians)

醇酸树脂

chún suān shù zhī

alkyd resin

金冠树八哥

jīn guān shù bā ge

(bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)

金鸡纳树

jīn jī nà shù

Cinchona ledgeriana, tree whose bark contains quinine

针叶树

zhēn yè shù

conifer

铁树

tiě shù

sago palm (Cycas revoluta)

铁树开花

tiě shù kāi huā

lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)

闰四月,吃树叶

rùn sì yuè , chī shù yè

an intercalary fourth month brings food shortages

阿月浑子树

ā yuè hún zǐ shù

pistachio tree

霸王树

bà wáng shù

Madagascar palm (Pachypodium lamerei)

青檀树

qīng tán shù

blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸

香泡树

xiāng pāo shù

citron (Citrus medica)

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