樹 (syu6 | shu4) : tree; plant

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樹

syu6

shu4

[1] [n/classifier] tree
[2] [v] plant; cultivate
[3] [v] set up; establish; uphold

(Classifier(s): 棵, 樖)

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 1

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

樹 / 树

This word has been viewed 15485 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jun 2017 03:20

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豬乸會上樹 zyu1 naa2 wui5 soeng5 syu6 = (lit. female pigs can climb tree) something impossible; "When pigs fly" 粵

樹木 syu6 muk6 shu4 mu4 = trees

樹枝 syu6 zi1 = tree branch

聖誕樹 sing3 daan3 syu6 = Christmas tree

樹幹 syu6 gon3 shu4 gan4 = tree trunk

樹林 syu6 lam4 shu4 lin2 = woods; forest; grove

果樹 gwo2 syu6 guo3 shu4 = fruit tree

小樹林 siu2 syu6 lam4 xiao3 shu4 lin2 = grove

多樹木 do1 syu6 muk6 duo1 shu4 mu4 = wooded

樹皮 syu6 pei4 shu4 pi2 = tree bark
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有個人喺棵樹後面匿埋粵
There's someone hiding behind the tree.
[Lit. have [counter] person at [counter] tree behind-face hide]

我哋樖聖誕樹係真定係假㗎? 粵
Shall we get a real Christmas tree or an artificial one?

我們今年的聖誕樹要買真的還是人造的？國
Shall we get a real Christmas tree or an artificial one?

你樖聖誕樹有幾高呀? 粵
How tall is your Christmas Tree?

你的聖誕樹有多高？國
How tall is your Christmas Tree?

有幾隻雀仔喺樹上面。粵
There are several birds on the tree.

個男仔挖起棵樹樁粵
The boy digs up a tree stump.
[Lit. [counter] man-child dig up [counter] tree-stump]

啲老樹好多根蔃粵
These old trees have lots of roots.

他的作品獨樹一幟，常有不規則的形狀
His pieces usually do not follow any rules and form. They are very distinctive.

有幾隻雀仔喺樹上面。 ?!
DELETE: There are several birds on the tree.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 樹
Unicode code for this character: U+6a39 (off-site link)

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