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梼
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block of wood

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Trees
táo
トウ
도
Components
Traditional (檮)
木 tree+ 壽 longevity =
檮 block of wood
木 Meaning component
mù tree
wood
壽 Phonetic component
longevity
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Simplified (梼)
木 tree+ 寿 old =
梼 block of wood
木 Meaning component
mù tree
wood
寿 Phonetic component
shòu old
old age, long life
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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)
梼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
梼 / 檮 [táo]
dunce; blockhead
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
梼杌 [táo​wù]
legendary beast
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
櫟 [クヌギ] #84,403
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)