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timber

HSK 10 N1
shù
ジュ
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 尌 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (樹)
tree+ standing =
timber
Meaning component
tree
Phonetic component
shù standing
standing (something) up
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Simplified (树)
tree+ right =
tree
Meaning component
tree
Simplified component
duì right
correct, right
Shorthand for the phonetic 尌 (shù) component in the traditional character 樹.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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 Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [shù]
tree; CL:棵[kē]; to cultivate; to set up
Japanese
同音

noun

  1. tree; shrub; bush
  2. wood; timber
  3. wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance) (usu. written as 柝)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いつき
Itsuki female given namesurname
うえ
Ue surname
うえき
Ueki surname
Ki surname
さつき
Satsuki female given name
しげる
Shigeru given name
じゅ
Ju surname
じゅり
Juri unclassified name
たかし
Takashi given name
たちき
Tachiki female given name
たつ
Tatsu surname
たつき
Tatsuki female given name
たつる
Tatsuru given name
なみき
Namiki female given name
みき
Miki female given name
みつる
Mitsuru unclassified name