枞 (zōng): (in 枞阳) a county in Anhui provi…

Meanings

枞阳县在安徽长江北岸。

Zōngyángxiàn zài Ānhuī Chángjiāng běi'àn.

Zongyang County lies on the north bank of the Yangtze in Anhui.

他是枞阳人。

Tā shì Zōngyáng rén.

He is from Zongyang.

usage

The 枞 reading appears only in the place name 枞阳, a county in Anhui. For the fir tree, read it 枞 instead.

radical

木 mù

tree; wood

Left-side tree radical 木. The fir is a tall conifer, so the wood radical names the tree.

phonetic

从 cóng

to follow; (here) sound

Right side 从 supplies the sound cōng; the picture of one figure following another also faintly suits rows of firs standing in a line.

枞 zōng