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枞

樅
cōng / zōng
noun #97,133

Measure Word

一棵枞树 kē

Meanings

  1. 1 fir tree
  2. 2 Chinese fir

Examples

HSK 6
山坡上长着高大的枞树。
Shānpōshàng zhǎng zhe gāodà de cōngshù.
Tall firs grow on the mountainside.
HSK 7-9
枞木纹理直，适合建筑。
Cōngmù wénlǐ zhí, shìhé jiànzhù.
Fir wood is straight-grained and good for building.

Tips

mistakes
Two readings. As a tree it is 枞 (a fir, an evergreen conifer). As part of the Anhui county name 枞阳 it is read 枞.

Components

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.

Stroke Order

枞 cōng