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梧

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Chinese parasol tree

HSK 10 N1

Nature →Plants →Trees

wú

ゴ

あおぎり

오

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 吾 represents the sound.

Components

木 tree+ 吾 I (literary) =

梧 Chinese parasol tree

木 Meaning component

mù tree

吾 Phonetic component

wú I (literary)

i, my, our

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 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

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

梧

Regular

Modern

Chinese

梧 [wú]

Sterculia platanifolia

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

梧あおぎり

Aogiri female given name

梧おおき

Ooki unclassified name

梧きり

Kiri surname

梧さとし

Satoshi male given name

CHINESE WORDS (17)

魁梧 [kuíwú] #23,461

tall and sturdy

梧桐 [wútóng] #21,812

wutong (Firmiana platanifolia)

梧州 [Wúzhōu] #30,833

Wuzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi

梧州市 [Wúzhōushì] #42,112

Wuzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi

苍梧 [Cāngwú] #50,968

Cangwu county in Wuzhou 梧州[Wúzhōu], Guangxi

苍梧 [Cāngwú] #50,968

Cangwu county in Wuzhou 梧州[Wúzhōu], Guangxi

苍梧县 [Cāngwúxiàn] #61,457

Cangwu county in Wuzhou 梧州[Wúzhōu], Guangxi

苍梧县 [Cāngwúxiàn] #61,457

Cangwu county in Wuzhou 梧州[Wúzhōu], Guangxi

梧州地区 [Wúzhōudìqū] #69,907

Wuzhou prefecture in Guangxi

梧州地区 [Wúzhōudìqū] #69,907

Wuzhou prefecture in Guangxi

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JAPANESE WORDS (4)

梧桐 [あおぎり] #100,317

Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex)

蒼梧 [そうご] #146,195

Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex)

牴牾 [ていご] #254,304

梯梧 [でいご] #286,875

Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)

KOREAN WORDS (1)