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桐
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paulownia

HSK 10 N1
Nature →Plants
tóng
トウ、ドウ
きり
동
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound.
Components
木 tree+ 同 same =
桐 paulownia
木 Meaning component
mù tree
同 Phonetic component
tóng same
(used in given names)
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
桐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
桐 [tóng]
tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
Japanese
桐 きり 、 キリ 同音
noun paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
桐 きり
Kiri female given namesurname
桐 きりさき
Kirisaki surname
桐 きりたか
Kiritaka surname
桐 とう
Tou surname
桐 どう
Dou unclassified name
桐 ひさ
Hisa female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (35)
梧桐 [wú​tóng] #21,812
wutong (Firmiana platanifolia)
桐油 [tóng​yóu] #64,948
tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer
桐庐 [Tóng​lú] #29,473
Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Háng​zhōu], Zhejiang
桐庐 [Tóng​lú] #29,473
Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Háng​zhōu], Zhejiang
桐乡 [Tóng​xiāng] #35,429
Tongxiang county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jiā​xīng], Zhejiang
桐乡 [Tóng​xiāng] #35,429
Tongxiang county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jiā​xīng], Zhejiang
桐庐县 [Tóng​lú​xiàn] #37,148
Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Háng​zhōu], Zhejiang
桐庐县 [Tóng​lú​xiàn] #37,148
Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Háng​zhōu], Zhejiang
丘成桐 [Qiū​Chéng​tóng] #38,035
Shing-Tung Yau (1949-), Chinese-American mathematician, Fields medalist in 1982
桐梓 [Tóng​zǐ] #39,986
Taongzi county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zūn​yì], Guizhou
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JAPANESE WORDS (28)
桐箱 [きりばこ] #76,614
box made of paulownia wood
梧桐 [あおぎり] #100,317
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex)
桐油 [とうゆ] #105,003
tung oil
桐畑 [きりばたけ] #129,755
field of paulownia trees
桐紋 [きりもん] #148,760
paulownia crest
桐花大綬章 [とうかだいじゅしょう] #175,998
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
五七桐 [ごしちのきり] #185,059
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)
桐一葉 [きりひとは] #189,781
falling paulownia leaf signaling the beginning of autumn (fall)
桐材 [きりざい] #195,874
paulownia wood
総桐 [そうぎり] #226,436
made entirely of paulownia wood
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
오동
paulownia