树桩

樹樁

shùzhuāng

noun #19,556

Measure Word

一个树桩 gè

Meanings

1 tree stump

Characters

Examples

森林里到处都是被砍伐后的树桩。

Sēnlín lǐ dàochù dōu shì bèi kǎnfá hòu de shùzhuāng.

The forest was full of tree stumps left after logging.

他坐在树桩上休息。

Tā zuò zài shùzhuāng shàng xiūxi.

He sat on a tree stump to rest.

Tips

memory

守株待兔 (shǒu zhū dài tù) — guarding a tree stump waiting for a hare — is a famous fable. 株 and 桩 both mean stump, connecting this word to a well-known idiom.

Stroke Order

树 shù

桩 zhuāng