桉 (ān): eucalyptus (tree)

Meanings

路两旁种着成排的桉树。

Lù liǎngpáng zhòng zhe chéngpái de ānshù.

Rows of eucalyptus trees line both sides of the road.

桉树的叶子可以提取桉油。

Ānshù de yèzi kěyǐ tíqǔ ānyóu.

Eucalyptus leaves can be used to extract eucalyptus oil.

usage

Used in 桉树 (eucalyptus). It is a tall evergreen native to Australia, widely planted in southern China; its leaves yield aromatic eucalyptus oil.

radical

木 mù

tree; wood

Left 木 (tree), the indexing radical. It marks 桉 as a kind of tree — the eucalyptus.

phonetic

安 ān

peace; phonetic

Right 安 supplies the sound exactly (ān = ān). The same phonetic anchors 按 (to press) and 案 (case, table).

桉 ān