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槲

hú
noun #93,340

Meanings

  1. 1 oak (Quercus dentata); daimyo oak

Examples

HSK 6
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.
HSK 7-9
槲叶可以用来喂柞蚕。
Hú yè kěyǐ yònglái wèi zuòcán.
Oak leaves can be used to feed oak silkworms.

Tips

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.

Components

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

Stroke Order

槲 hú