桉 (ān): eucalyptus (tree)

Meanings

1 eucalyptus (tree)

Characters

桉

ān

eucalyptus

Examples

HSK 4

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.

HSK 5

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.

Tips

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.

Components

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).

Stroke Order

桉 ān

Related Words

桉树 ānshù #27,539

eucalyptus tree / gum tree

桉叶油 ānyèyóu

eucalyptus oil

树上 shùshàng #7,395

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

槐树 huáishù HSK 7-9 #90,571

Chinese scholar tree / pagoda tree / locust tree (Sophora japonica)

树叶 shùyè HSK 4 #9,930

tree leaf; tree leaves; foliage

棕榈 zōnglǘ #5,333

palm tree / palm (plant)

松 sōng HSK 4 #2,603

loose; slack; relaxed / pine (tree)

木 mù #2,278

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

树 shù HSK 1 #1,328

tree

桑 sāng #6,086

mulberry tree / mulberry