榈 (lǘ) · (in 棕榈) palm tree

Meanings

1 (in 棕榈) palm tree

Characters

榈

lǘ

(in 棕榈) palm tree

Examples

HSK 7-9

海边大道两旁种着成排的棕榈。

Hǎibiān dàdào liǎngpáng zhòng zhe chéngpái de zōnglǘ.

Rows of palm trees line both sides of the seaside boulevard.

HSK 7-9

棕榈的纤维可以编蓑衣和扫帚。

Zōnglǘ de xiānwéi kěyǐ biān suōyī hé sàozhou.

Palm fiber can be woven into raincoats and brooms.

Tips

usage

榈 only appears in 棕榈 (palm tree). It has no independent use of its own.

Components

radical

木 mù

tree; wood

Left tree radical 木, a pictograph of a tree. It marks 榈 as a tree, the palm in 棕榈.

phonetic

闾 lǘ

village gate

Right side 闾 supplies the sound lǘ exactly, with no drift. It is purely the phonetic element here.

Stroke Order

榈 lǘ

Related Words

棕榈 zōnglǘ #5,333

palm tree / palm (plant)

棕榈酸 zōnglǘsuān

palmitic acid (C16:0) / a saturated fatty acid abundant in palm oil

树上 shùshàng #7,395

on a tree; in a tree; up in a tree

棕 zōng #10,471

brown / palm (tree) / palm fiber

树叶 shùyè #9,930

tree leaf; tree leaves; foliage

掌 zhǎng #2,700

palm / sole / to be in charge

松 sōng HSK 6 #2,603

loose; slack; relaxed / pine (tree)

托 tuō HSK 7-9 #2,375

to hold up; to support (with the palm) / to entrust; to ask someone to do something / to use as a pretext

木 mù #2,278

wood; tree; timber / numb; wooden (figurative)

树 shù HSK 3 #1,328

tree