樟树

樟樹
zhāngshù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 camphor tree
  2. 2 camphor laurel

Examples

HSK 3
Gōngyuán lǐ zhòng le hěnduō zhāngshù.
Many camphor trees have been planted in the park.
HSK 5
Zhāngshù de mùtou hěn xiāng, chóngzi bù xǐhuan.
Camphor wood smells sweet, and insects stay away from it.

Tips

culture
Camphor is distilled from its wood and leaves: 樟脑 (camphor) and old-style 樟脑球 (mothballs) come from it, and chests made of 樟木 (camphor wood) keep moths out of clothes. In southern China an old 樟树 often stands at the village entrance as its guardian tree.
usage
樟树市, a city in Jiangxi, is named after the tree. Its old herb market made it famous as a capital of Chinese medicine.

Stroke Order

樟 zhāng
树 shù