Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 兆 represents the sound.
Components
木 Meaning component
mù tree
Notes
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Historical Evolution
桃
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
桃
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
桃
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
桃
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
桃
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
桃
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
桃
Regular
Modern
Chinese
桃 [táo]
peach
Japanese
peach (Prunus persica)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
桃 さくら
Sakura female given name
桃 ぴんく
Pinku female given name
桃 もも
Momo female given name
桃 ももさき
Momosaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (115)
樱桃 [yīngtáo] #6,564
cherry
樱桃 [yīngtáo] #6,564
cherry
桃花 [táohuā] #28,097
peach blossom
核桃 [hétao] #12,883
walnut
桃子 [táozi] #8,729
peach
胡桃 [hútáo] #13,456
walnut
猕猴桃 [míhóutáo] #29,180
kiwi fruit
猕猴桃 [míhóutáo] #29,180
kiwi fruit
桃花运 [táohuāyùn] #24,913
luck with the ladies
桃花运 [táohuāyùn] #24,913
luck with the ladies
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JAPANESE WORDS (69)
⭐ 桃色 [ももいろ] #9,577
pink (colour, color)
薄桃色 [うすももいろ] #25,340
pale pink
李 [すもも] #27,661
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina)
⭐ 胡桃 [くるみ] #34,243
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
桃源郷 [とうげんきょう] #39,708
earthly paradise
桃花 [とうか] #47,364
peach blossom
白桃 [はくとう] #59,038
white peach
桃園 [ももぞの] #60,661
peach orchard
桃尻 [ももじり] #82,127
someone who is bad at horse-riding
桃缶 [ももかん] #82,700
canned peaches
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KOREAN WORDS (4)