Memory phrase for the character: 桐

桐

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Meaning

Chinese wood-oil tree (Aleurites cordata)

Pronunciation

 tóng

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: the same 同 (All container 冂 have only one 一 opening 口 and it is the same.)

Mnemonic
 
These trees look alike: the wood-oil trees.

Radicals

木 tree
同 same, like
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 Vocabulary

桐油 tóng yóu  tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer
泡桐 pāo tóng  Paulownia tree (Fermiana platanifolia), a lightweight strong wood used for musical instruments; Chinese parasol tree
梧桐 wú tóng  wutong or Paulownia tree (Fermiana platanifolia), a lightweight strong wood used for musical instruments; Chinese parasol tree
梧桐 wú tóng  

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