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tubular

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Trees
tuǒ
ダ
타
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 隋 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (橢)
木 tree+ 隋 Sui dynasty =
橢 tubular
木 Meaning component
mù tree
隋 Phonetic component
suí Sui dynasty
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Simplified (椭)
木 tree+ 陏 follow =
椭 oval-shaped
木 Meaning component
mù tree
陏 Phonetic component
follow
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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 Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
橢
Regular
Modern
Chinese
椭 / 橢 [tuǒ]
ellipse
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (9)
椭圆 [tuǒ​yuán] #22,998
oval
椭圆形 [tuǒ​yuán​xíng] #30,501
oval
椭球 [tuǒ​qiú] #53,319
ellipsoid (math.)
参考椭球体 [cān​kǎo​tuǒ​qiú​tǐ]
reference ellipsoid (geodesy)
椭圆函数 [tuǒ​yuán​hán​shù]
(math.) elliptic function
椭圆形办公室 [tuǒ​yuán​xíng​bàn​gōng​shì]
Oval office (in the White House)
椭圆曲线 [tuǒ​yuán​qū​xiàn]
(math.) elliptic curve
椭圆机 [tuǒ​yuán​jī]
elliptical machine (exercise)
椭圆积分 [tuǒ​yuán​jī​fēn]
(math.) elliptic integral
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
⭐ 楕円 [だえん] #36,219
ellipse