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栩
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species of oak

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Trees
xǔ
ク
くぬぎ
허
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 羽 represents the sound.
Components
木 tree+ 羽 feathers =
栩 species of oak
木 Meaning component
mù tree
羽 Phonetic component
yǔ feathers
feather, plume
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Notes
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Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
栩
Regular
Modern
Chinese
栩 [xǔ]
Quercus serrata
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
栩 う
U unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (4)
栩栩如生 [xǔ​xǔ​rú​shēng] #25,238
vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life
栩栩 [xǔ​xǔ] #54,112
vivid
栩栩生辉 [xǔ​xǔ​shēng​huī]
resplendent
栩栩生辉 [xǔ​xǔ​shēng​huī]
resplendent
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
栩栩 [くく] #225,881
joyous
栩板 [とちいた]
thick roof shingle (1-3 cm thick, used for shrine buildings and noh stages)
栩葺き [とちぶき]
shingling using thick roof shingles