槲 (hú): oak (Quercus dentata); daimyo o…

Meanings

山坡上有一棵老槲树。

Shānpō shàng yǒu yì kē lǎo hú shù.

There is an old oak tree on the hillside.

槲叶可以用来喂柞蚕。

Hú yè kěyǐ yònglái wèi zuòcán.

Oak leaves can be used to feed oak silkworms.

usage

Names a kind of oak, a deciduous tree with acorns in cup-shaped husks. Usually said as 槲树 ('oak tree'); its bark and leaves had traditional uses.

radical

木 mù

tree; wood

Tree, the radical on the left. It marks this as a species of tree, the same family as 松 (pine) and 柳 (willow).

phonetic

斛 hú

old grain measure; phonetic

An old dry-grain measure, supplying the sound hú with an exact match. It is purely phonetic here, chosen only for its reading.

槲 hú