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树 shù — “tree”
How to write and say the Chinese character 树 (shù), which means tree — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Nature & weather.
Pinyin · 拼音 shù
Meaning · 意思 tree
Strokes · 笔画 9
Radical · 部首 木 (tree)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
树 is written with 9 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
木 (tree) hints at the meaning, and 对 lends its sound — together they make 树.
A common word常用词
大树
a big tree
Example sentence例句
树上有一个鸟窝。
There's a bird's nest in the tree.
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