The Chinese Radical: 木


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Meaning
tree    木

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
appearance, manner, pattern, way, shape
yàng
Left: tree , right: sheep (The horned animal with a backbone and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep.)
Trees and sheep have different appearance.  
JLPT HSK 1
roots or stems of plants, book, origin
běn
A tree with roots
The tree comes out of the roots as origin and becomes a book.  
JLPT HSK 1
machine, engine, opportunity

Left: tree , right: table (cf. ordinary: )
This tree turns into a table by use of a machine.  
JLPT HSK 1
fruit, result, indeed
guǒ
Top: field , bottom: tree
The 'fields' at the trees are their: fruits.  
JLPT HSK 1
school, to check, to compare, to proofread
jiào, xiào
Left: tree , right: exchange, crossing (developed from the image of a person is sitting cross-legged)
Next to the tree, at the intersection, there is: the school.  
JLPT HSK 1
table
zhuō
Top: excellent (Before the day happens: Fortune telling early at the morning is excellent. ), below: part of tree
It is excellent to use wood for: a table.  
JLPT HSK 1
vegetable
cài
Top: plant , below: to pluck (A hand plucks from above at a tree .)
Plants you can pluck from above from a 'tree', are the vegetables.  
JLPT HSK 1
tea, tea plant
chá
From top: plant , person and a tree
The plant (the leafs), which are plucked by a person from a tree, is tea.  
JLPT HSK 1
cup, glass, (classifier for glasses)
bēi
Left: tree , right: not (Four strokes are not enough!)
A tree is not yet a cup/glass.  
JLPT HSK 1
chair

Left: tree/wood , right: strange (There is a big possibility (opportunity) , but it looks strange.) [possibility = The nail into the opening should be possible.]
With wood you have big possibilities, such as making: a chair.  
JLPT HSK 2
new, newly, recent
xīn
Left: parents (They stand as supervision in the tree ), right: axe
Out of a standing tree, the axe makes something new.  
JLPT HSK 2
long strip, (long thin things), article, clause (of law or treaty)
tiáo
Top: crossed legs/upturned foot , below: tree
If sb. is sitting crossed-legged in a tree, he appears (from distance) like a long strip.  
JLPT HSK 2
happy, laugh, cheerful
lè, yuè
丿
At top: a kind of protection , below: tree
A protected tree is happy.  
JLPT HSK 2
bed, couch
chuáng
广
Top: building 广, below: tree
It is in the building and wooden: The bed.  
JLPT HSK 2
to rest, to cease, to stop doing sth.
xiū
Left: person or , right: tree
The person goes to a tree to have a rest.  
JLPT HSK 3
tree, to plant
shù
Left: tree , right: to reply 对 (Once again to give a skillful answer.) [ shows a hand]
You need a tree and both hands (this hand and your skillful hand ) to plant that tree.  
JLPT HSK 3
root, basis, classifier for long slender objects (cigarettes)
gēn
Left: tree , right: 'not good' ('good' would be , but the accent is missing, thus 'not good')
(not usable as timber) The tree is not good at the roots. (... or if it is too slender)  
JLPT HSK 3
to check, examine, inspect, exercise restraint
jiǎn
Left: tree , right: together (A person as one is with three ツ together.)
The trees are all together checked.  
JLPT HSK 3
mutually, each other, one another, appearance
xiāng, xiàng
Left: tree , right: eye
At the tree they watch mutually their appearance.  
JLPT HSK 3
extremely, pole (geography, physics), utmost, top

Left: tree , right: to reach (A hand stretched with a stick 丿 to reach something.)
The tree reaches the extreme utmost.  
JLPT HSK 3
house with more than 1 story, storied building
lóu
Left: tree , right: to collect (Rice grains are by women been: collected.)
You need wood for this and you put the rice upstairs (= upper floor, thus protected from e.g. rats), while you yourself are downstairs (= ground floor): in the multi-storey building.  
JLPT HSK 3
plank, board, plate, stiff
bǎn
Left: tree , right: opposition (Climbing the cliff by hand ? I am opposing)
The tree is opposing against becoming a plank.  
JLPT HSK 3
bundle, to bind, bunch
shù
In the background a tree , in front an embracement . - The tree stands for many plants , which are bound/lashed with with a ribbon (cf.: double )
"Trees" bound by a ribbon make a bundle.  
JLPT HSK 3
end, tip, final stage

Shows a longer upper branch at a tree
The top branch is the tree`s end.  
JLPT HSK 3
to examine, to research, to check
chá, zhā
Top: tree , bottom: sunrise (The sun is just above the horizon ) - (Here: as a tree lying flat on the ground )
Place the tree flat on the ground for: examining.  
JLPT HSK 3
plum

Top: tree , bottom: child (.. with an emphasized head , body 丿 and two help-seeking arms )
The tree that has something for the children is: the plum.  
JLPT HSK 3
blossom, flower, earlobe
duǒ
Top: table (Here: image of a closed blossom), below: tree
Ihe image of a blossom in a tree stands for: 'blossom'.  
JLPT HSK 3
ladder, stairs, steps

Left: tree , right: younger brother (A feathered arrow λ from the bow of my younger brother.)
It is wooden and for my younger brother (to make him as tall as me): a ladder.  
JLPT HSK 4
surface, sign, to mark, award, indication
biāo
Left: tree , right: to show (image of an altar with a sacrifice and drippling blood )
(Looking towards the horizon:) Trees show at the surface.  
JLPT HSK 4
general, approximate
gài
Left: tree , right: previous/before (It is 'not good' with a 'false tusk' , that's already since, ..)
A tree and a not-good tusk (as drawn) are approximately in general (the same)?  
JLPT HSK 4
mixed, miscellaneous, various, mingle

Top: nine , below: tree , simplified from 雑, which was with bird
Nine trees [even without birds] are miscellanous and mixed.  
JLPT HSK 4
to surround, sleepy, tired, distress
kùn
Outside: enclosure as a fence, inside: tree
The fenced tree is surrounded and in distress. (cf. to protect = Even though the person wanted a fence over the tree to protect it.)  
JLPT HSK 4
parent, relative/intimate, close, kiss
qīn, qìng
Top: to stand , bottom: tree (simplified from: 親, which comprised 'to see' 見)
They stand in a tree and look after the close ones: The parents  
JLPT HSK 4
loose, to loosen, to relax, pine (=tree)
sōng
Left: tree , right: public (Eight noses form the public.)
A tree for the public is the pine tree.  
JLPT HSK 4
proposal, record, (legal) case, incident
àn
Top: peaceful (A woman in the house makes it peaceful.), below: tree
Peace in the trees is my proposal.  
JLPT HSK 4
material, timber, ability
cái
Left: tree , right: talent, skills (If the big man balances on one foot, he is talented.)
Use a tree and your talent to make: timber. (Or: Wood with 'talent', [= good properties] is used as construction timber.)  
JLPT HSK 4
forest
sēn
3

Three trees symbolize the forest.  
JLPT HSK 4
to plant, plantation
zhí
Left: tree , right: straight (Ten eyes watch the base line __ which is straight.)
(In a nursery the trees are planted in a matrix:) The trees are straightly planted.  
JLPT HSK 4
to dye, catch (a disease), contaminate
rǎn
Top: water , nine , bottom: tree
You need water (= liquid) in 9 (colors, namely the 7 colors of the rainbow + black/white), obtained from trees, to dye with it.  
JLPT HSK 4
deep, profound, dark (of color)
shēn
Left: water , right: 罙 (var. or hole , tree )
The water hole at the tree is deep.  
JLPT HSK 4
bridge
qiáo
Left: tree , right: tall (top:, here: sky : [Sky--long legs 丿| make tall])
It is made of trees, that were sky-tall: The bridge.  
JLPT HSK 4
grid, lattice, pattern, square, standard

Left: tree , right: each/every (Sitting cross-legged on a cushion does everybody.)
(In a tree nursery?) The trees, namely every, are in a grid.  
JLPT HSK 4
skill, method, technique
shù, zhú
Tree with emphasis
To hang something up in a tree, you need skills.  
JLPT HSK 4
classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc

Left: tree , right: fruit, result (= The "rice field" at the tree )
Trees that bear fruit are to be counted.  
JLPT HSK 4
stick, bat, cudgel, smart, strong
bàng
Left: tree , right: offer (Three 三 persons stretch out hand , respectfully for the offering.)
A tree is suitable (= it offers itself) for making: sticks and poles.  
JLPT HSK 4
bucket, (trash) can, barrel (of oil etc)
tǒng
Left: tree , right (bent person , use/usage [= A fence can be used.])
It's made of wood and the bent person uses it: The bucket.  
JLPT HSK 4
oak, acorn
xiàng
Left: tree , right: elephant (A trunk and two big ears 罒 make a pig appear like an elephant.)
A tree as tall as an elephant: The oak.  
JLPT HSK 4
persimmon
shì
Left: tree , right: town/market (You will get covers and cloth in the city on the market.)
(It can not be stored for a long time) From the tree (directly) to the market: the persimmon.  
JLPT HSK 5
framework, to support, frame, rack, kidnapping
jià
Top: to add (For getting power your mouth needs sth. to be 'added' [= to eat]), bottom: tree
Add a tree to get a framework.  
JLPT HSK 5
model, mold, matrix, standard, norm, to imitate
mó, mú
Left: tree , right: negative, sunset (The plants are made by the sun to be large [= as long shadows] at sunset.) [To compare: sunrise is: or ]
(When producing identical parts, the clay is pressed into a concave counter mold.) Wood is used as a 'negative'-mold for making a standard model.  
JLPT HSK 5
to kill, to murder
shā
Top: marking , below: tree
The marking at the tree shows, where he was killed.  
JLPT HSK 5
a certain, some(thing), such-and-such
mǒu
Top: sweet (Laughing mouth 廿 with sth. in), bottom: tree
Sweets from the tree for a certain person.  
JLPT HSK 5
tree, wood, wooden


Image of a (fir) tree with trunk and some branches.  
JLPT HSK 5
(human) rights, authority, power
quán
Left: tree , right: (once)again, also (image of a hand)
(To touch) a tree by hand is (everybody's) right.  
JLPT HSK 5
firearm, rifle, spear
qiāng
Left: tree , right: warehouse (Under the pointed roof is a roll of cloth in the warehouse)
It is built with wood (at least the handle?) and it turns a person into a slumped person : the firearm!  
JLPT HSK 5
village
cūn
Left: tree , right: unit of length (often seen as: "skillful hand"
(Historically a palisade [= a fence] was used as defense around the village) Trees are erected with skillful hands to (protect): the village.  
JLPT HSK 5
foolish, stupid, expressionless
dāi
Top: mouth , below: tree
A mouth eating a tree is foolish.  
JLPT HSK 5
leisure, free time, unoccupied, not busy
xián
Outside: gate / 門, inside: tree
Through the gate out to the trees, when you are at leisure.  
JLPT HSK 5
soft, flexible, supple, yielding
róu
Image of a spear (= developed from a barbed lance) that is positioned in the top of a tree , where the wood is still weak.
A spear made out of the top of a tree is soft and flexible.  
JLPT HSK 5
to gather, collect, collected works
jí, jì
Top: bird (alternative to 鸟/), below: tree
The Birds on a tree are: gathering.  
JLPT HSK 5
thriving, prosperous, booming, glory
róng
Top: plant (here: a lot of green), bottom: cover , tree
If there are 'lots of green' as the cover of a tree, it is: thriving.  
JLPT HSK 5
file, shelve, official records, grade (of goods)
dàng
Left: tree , right: act as 当 (Also a small hand / acts as such.)
A tree can also act as a file or shelve.  
JLPT HSK 5
peach
táo
Left: tree , right: sign, omen, trillion (cracks in a turtle shell [used for divination])
The tree with a stone like a turtle shell is: the peach.  
JLPT HSK 5
firewood, lean (meat), thin (person)
chái
Top: this, these (He stopped and sat down: This person), below: tree
This wood is thin and thus firewood.  
JLPT HSK 5
cupboard, cabinet, wardrobe
guì, jǔ
Left: tree , right: huge (staring eye)
Made of wood and huge: The cupboard.  
JLPT HSK 5
to analyze, to divide, to separate

Left: tree , right: axe
The tree is divided with an axe for the: analysis.  
JLPT HSK 5
chess

Left: tree , right: image of a grain shovel/scoop (tool for threshing that is used for throwing up the grain rhythmically [ thus used in period 期] to divide the grain from the husk) [here: as the play field]
There is a wooden play field at: chess.  
JLPT HSK 5
not yet, earthly, year 8 of the Sheep
wèi
Tree with upper shorter branch
As the upper branch is still shorter, the tree is "not yet".  
JLPT HSK 5
to narrate, to state, to tell, formulate
shù
Left: movement , right: skill, method 术 (To hang something up in a tree , you need skills)
About the movements of the marked tree it has been narrated.  
JLPT HSK 5
nucleus, nuclear, stone (of a fruit), to examine

Left: tree , right: (zodiac) pig / (head , fat body small tail )
Trees and pigs also consist of atomic nuclei.  
JLPT HSK 5
throat, voice
sǎng
Left: mouth , right: mulberry tree 桑 (three times hand , harvesting in the tree )
The mouths when harvesting in the mulberry tree (are singing) with full throat.  
JLPT HSK 5
to construct, to form, to compose
gòu
Left: tree , right: hook, sketch (two hooks , in engagement)
(in truss construction) When trees are "hooked-in", you: construct.  
JLPT HSK 5
a comb, to comb
shū
Left: tree , right: ("newborn baby" as a child turned upside down : the child comes with head first, with amniotic fluid ) [[here: see as a simplification of "to flow, stream" 流]])
This wood can stream 流 through (the hair), because it is: a comb.  
JLPT HSK 5
pear (fruit)

Top: profit (Harvesting rice plants with a knife brings profit.), bottom: tree
A profitable tree is the pear.  
JLPT HSK 5
pepper
jiāo
Left: tree , right: younger uncle (sweet pepper plant , hand )
From a tree is this pepper is taken by hand: the pepper.  
JLPT HSK 5
tangerine
jié, jú
Left: tree , right: happy (simplification of , where the scholar has beans in the mouth and is happy.)
The tree that makes you happy is the tangerine.  
JLPT HSK 6
birchleaf pear (tree), to stop, to restrict

Left: tree , right: earth
A tree that is especially depending on the earth is the: pear tree.  
JLPT HSK 6
classifier for coins, rings, rockets, tree trunk
méi
Left: tree , right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
From a tree you strike (=cut) coins, rings or trunks.  
JLPT HSK 6
branch, sticks, rods, pencils
zhī
Left: tree , right: support/branch (hand , holding a twig .)
A tree with a branch as a symbol for branch or long item.  
JLPT HSK 6
cotton or kapok
mián
Left: tree , right: silk (= white cloth )
From a tree comes this 'silk' (= white cloth): cotton.  
JLPT HSK 6
pole, stick, lever, "long objects"
gān, gǎn
Left: tree , right: dry (laundry rack)
A tree that is dry (= dead), serves as a pole.  
JLPT HSK 6
mulberry tree
sāng
Three hands 叒 , tree
Three hands in a tree: This must be a mulberry. (Harvesting leaves for the silkworms)  
JLPT HSK 6
plain and simple, unadorned
pò, pǔ, piào, pō
Left: tree , right: divine (crack in the shell of a turtle used for divination)
That tree shall be guessed, which is plain and simple.  
JLPT HSK 6
column (of balance sheet), fence, hurdle, box
lán
Left: tree , right: orchid (three 三 petals)
As trees and orchids grow upwards, (the rows/cells 三 are) in columns of a spreadsheet.  
JLPT HSK 6
to explore, to search out, to visit
tàn
Left: hand , right: 罙 (var. of hole , tree )
The hand in the hole of the tree is exploring.  
JLPT HSK 6
horizontal, across, rude, unreasonable, perverse
héng, hèng
Left: tree , right: yellow (Together the field [in fall] turn yellow.)
(A cut or felled) tree turns yellow, when lying horizontally.  
JLPT HSK 6
frame (e.g. door frame), casing, framework, template
kuàng
Left: tree , right: rectify (The country 国 of the king is not complete, which must be rectified.)
The (missing) wood is for a rectified frame .  
JLPT HSK 6
withered, dried up

Left: tree , right: old (originally: skull, but better as the image of a tomb stone)
The tree is old and withered.  
JLPT HSK 6
understanding

Left: sun , right: analysieren 析 (The tree is divided with an axe for analysing.)
In the (light of the) sun, the analysis is understandable.  
JLPT HSK 6
Buddhist monastery 剎多羅, to brake, stop
chà, shā
Left: to kill 杀 (marker in the tree , where he was killed), right: knife
The cross at the tree was made with a knife and marks the area of the monastery.  
JLPT HSK 6
rod, stick, truncheon
gùn
Left: tree , right: elder brother, insect (orignially image of an insect with carapace and legs )
It is made of wood it can hit/bite like an insect: a rod or truncheon.  
JLPT HSK 6
ditch, drain, stream or canal

Top: water and: huge (= staring eye), bottom: tree
The water came in huge volumes (and flowed) at the tree into the: ditch.  
JLPT HSK 6
to plant, to grow, to insert
zāi
Left: ten , tree (cf. abundant ), right: halberd
Using a halberd (i.e. used as a plow) ten trees were planted.  
JLPT HSK 6
a rod, stick, cane, walking stick
zhàng
Left: tree , right: unit of length (3.3m = big person with a wide step)
(You need it when stumbling [= big step]) The wood for the big step is the (walking) stick.  
JLPT HSK 6
spine, vertebra, backbone, mallet
chuí, zhuī
Left: tree , right: bird
Like a tree (better a branch) on which birds are sitting appears: the backbone with its spines.  
JLPT HSK 6
machine, appliance, tool, gear, mechanical
xiè
Left: tree , right: admonish/warning (two hands holding a halberd to admonish)
If you use wood and your hands to make a halberd, you need: a machine.  
JLPT HSK 6
tree(s)trunk, stump (tree root), [classifier]
zhū
Left: tree , right: vermilion (A branch of a young tree has sth. red =apple?)
The tree turns red seeing that he is used as a classifier.  
JLPT HSK 6
decay, rotten, degenerate
xiǔ
Left: tree , right: seaweed
Trees become like seaweed when they are decaying.  
JLPT HSK 6
public list of names (i.e. examinees)
bǎng
Left: tree , right: one side, beside ([The servants] are in one direction (side) of the emperor [modified]: at his side.)
At the tree's side is: a list of names.  
JLPT HSK 6
pillow, to rest one's head
zhěn
Left: tree , right: (person with broken arms and a broken leg )
Under the tree, there is sb. with broken limbs. Bring him a pillow!  
JLPT HSK 6
pillar, pole, post
zhù
Left: tree , right: master (I emphasize , the king is the master.)
The tree feels like a "master", if it serves as a pillar.  
JLPT HSK 6
to tie together, bundle, a bunch
kǔn
Left: hand , right: surrounded, distress 困 (By the enclosure the tree is in distress)
The hand "surrounds" sth, if it ties together as a bundle.  
JLPT HSK 6
ridgepole of building, classifier for buildings
dòng
Left: tree , right: east 东/ (here: as ridge beam, located horizontal at the roof's top, which supports at both sides boards to form the roof)
The tree located at the top, which supports the roof's boards is the ridgepole.  
JLPT HSK 6
heroic, outstanding person, prominent
jié
Top: tree , bottom: fire (here: many roots)
A tree with such many roots stands heroically.  
JLPT HSK 6
palm tree, palm fiber, coir (coconut fiber)
zōng
Left: tree , right: religion/teaching (The 'roof' over the altar [=to show] is the religion.)
The tree that has a roof to show , is the palm tree.  
JLPT HSK 6
tip of branch
shāo
Left: tree , right: alike/resemble (Small bodies / are alike.)
The trees are alike at the tips of the branches. Or: The three has small bodies at the tip of the branches.  
JLPT HSK 6
to knead, to massage, to rub
róu
Left: hand , right: soft, flexible 柔 (A spear from the upper part of a tree is soft&flexible)
The hand makes it soft and flexible when kneading at the massage.  
JLPT HSK 6
twisted, crooked, in the wrong, in vain
wǎng
Left: tree , right: king/jade (jade itself is also: )
If the whole tree is fully (hung) of jade, it becomes (due to the weight) twisted and crooked.  
JLPT HSK 6
paddle, oar
jiǎng
Top: bed (here: simplification of fragment 爿 cf. ) and evening (here: image of a paddle), bottom: tree
A (whittled) fragment, that looks like a paddle , and is made of wood: the paddle.  
JLPT HSK 6
card, letter, note, notice
jiǎn
Bundle (The tree stands for many plants, which are bound/lashed with a ribbon or the like (cf. ) with extra parts
The bundle with two wrapped items as a: notice or letter.  
JLPT HSK 6
carrying pole, horizontal bar, lever, crowbar
gàng
Left: tree , right: build
Wood serves at construction /building as a: carrying pole.  
JLPT HSK 6
beam of roof, ridgepole, bridge
liáng
Top: water and 刅 (double-edged sword ), bottom: tree
It can over-'bridge' a water and the sword worked it into a double-sided wood/tree: The beam.  
JLPT HSK 6
slag (smelting), remainder, dregs
zhā
Left: water , right: examine 查 (the tree at the sun rise )
When washing wood on a grid , dirt falls down and forms the slag.  
JLPT HSK 6
ellipse, oval, elliptic
tuǒ
From left: tree , hill , exist, have (I have hand and body , thus I am existing.)
(not a round cross-section) Trees that have sth. "hill-like" in their existence are: oval.  
JLPT HSK 6
to bathe, to cleanse, to receive

Left: water , right: tree
The water at the tree is for bathing.  
JLPT HSK 6
orange tree, orange (color)
chéng
Left: tree , right: to climb, ascend (The volcano spits beans : let's ascend it.)
The tree, you climb, is the: orange tree.  
JLPT HSK 6
to squeeze (out juice), to extract, salted vegetable
zhà
Left: tree , right: narrow 窄 (The opening [= slit/notch] made by a saw is narrow.)
If the tree shall pass through the narrow, it must be squeezed.  
JLPT no HSK
plum (=ume), Japanese apricot
méi
Left: tree , right: every (every person = has a mother .)
The tree for everybody is the plum tree.  
JLPT no HSK
to move back and forth, shuttle (textiles)
suō
Left: tree , right: to dawdle (nose , legs , upturned foot )
The wood, with a nose at the front, legs at the end and upturns is a shuttle (at the loom).  
JLPT no HSK
coffin
guān
Left: tree , right: government (Under one roof with connected rooms )
They are wooden and below a cover the coffins are piled.  
JLPT no HSK
laurel, cassia, abbr. for Guangxi 广西壮族自治区
guì
Left: tree , right: piled earth (= 2x earth )
The tree on the piled earth is the laurel.  
JLPT no HSK
Chinese wood-oil tree (Aleurites cordata)
tóng
Left: tree , right: the same (All container have only one opening and it is the same.)
These trees look alike: the wood-oil trees.  
JLPT no HSK
fir, pine, cedar
shā, shān
Left: tree , right: hair
A tree with hair is the cedar or fir.  
JLPT no HSK
cherry
yīng
Left: tree , right: infant, baby 婴 (Sucking mouths at the nipples of the woman indicate infants/babies - Here: as hanging cherries
The tree with hanging cherries for the woman is: the cherry.  
JLPT no HSK
apricot
xìng
Top: tree , bottom: mouth
(The storage life is limited.) From the tree straight into the mouth: The apricot.  
JLPT no HSK
dates, jujube
zǎo
Top: Tree with thorns , bottom: two fruits
The thorned tree with fallen fruits is the: dates-(palm).  
JLPT no HSK
thorns


Shows twice a tree with thorns  
JLPT no HSK
shed, canopy, shack
péng
Left: tree , right: friends (Two bodies / next to each other are friends.)
This tree will be within two months: a shed.  
JLPT no HSK
edge, arris (=sharp ridge), corner, protrusion
léng
Left: tree , right: slowly, dawdle (Who walks over the earth with legs that are crossed , is dawdling.)
The trees are slow (in growth) at: the (mountain's) ridge.  
JLPT no HSK
to perch, to rest (of birds), dwell, live, to stay
qī, xī
西
Left: tree , right: west 西 (sun moves below horizon at sunset in the west.)
At the tree with the evening-sun (= west side) is a good place to rest.  
JLPT no HSK
cedar, cypress
bǎi, bò, bó
Left: tree , right: white (The shine of the sun makes it white)
(The wax surface of the needles reflects silvery) The tree that is white is the cedar.  
JLPT no HSK
handle or shaft (of tool), stem (flower or fruit)
bǐng
Left: tree , right: number 3: (here: image of a handle)
A tree that is third class, is used for handles/shafts.  
JLPT no HSK
stem, stalk, to block, to hinder
gěng
Left: tree , right: further, more over (The sun goes with each unit of length further and more.) [ = Big person with a wide step.]
The tree has furthermore a stem.  
JLPT no HSK
plug, bottle stopper, wooden pin
shuān
Left: tree , right: all (The person of the king means all.)
The trees will all be plugs.  
JLPT no HSK
cherry-apple
táng
Top: esteem, to value (A small house with a window is furthermore esteemed.), below: tree (呆=stupid, foolish)
There is esteem for this tree: the cherry-apple.  
JLPT no HSK
post, stake, stump, pile, affair
zhuāng
Left: tree , right: farmstead (building 广 at the earth )
The trees at the farmstead become: posts.  
JLPT no HSK
trough, manger, groove, channel
cáo
Left: tree , right: class/group (The seedlings from the field are tied-up and put into baskets for: classification.)
Trees of the same class are used for making thoughs or mangers.  
JLPT no HSK
fence, grid
zhà, shān
Left: tree , right: book, booklet (here: image of a fence)
Using trees you build this fence.  
JLPT no HSK
willow (tree)
liǔ
Left: tree , right: rabbit (Image of a rabbit's hole with a central passage and side chambers) or variation of egg (= pictograph of fish roe)
The tree with the 'eggs' (= pussy willow catkin) is a willow.  
JLPT no HSK
low bed, couch

Left: tree , right: sun (here: pillow) and wings/feathers (here: feather bed or comforter)
Made of wood, with a pillow, and a feather-bed (duvet): a bed or couch.  
JLPT no HSK
wardrobe, closet, cabinet
chú
Left: tree , right: kitchen 厨 (The kitchen table , at which beans are processed with skillful hands , is in the kitchen.)
Its made of wood and is in the kitchen: the wardrobe.  
JLPT no HSK
poplar
yáng
Left: tree , right: easy (= warming sunshine)
This tree is slender, so you have warming sunshine next to it: The poplar.  
JLPT no HSK
eaves, ledge or brim
yán
Left: tree , right: verbose, excellent (Who, when looking upwards 厃, is using eight words , is verbose.)
The tree is excellent as: eaves.  
JLPT no HSK
Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica), Japanese pagoda tree
huái
Left: tree , right: demon, devil
The tree of the deval is the: Chinese scholar tree  
JLPT no HSK
Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi)
huán
Left: tree , right: extend wholly (from sunrise to sunset (the sun above and below the horizon )
The tree as with a soap between two hands: The soapberry-tree.  
JLPT no HSK
the Song dynasty (960-1279)
sòng
Top: Roof , below: tree
The Song Dynasty as the last of the 5 dynasties had roofs over the trees?  
JLPT no HSK
palisade, wood or bamboo trestlework, warehouse, inn
zhàn
Left: tree , right: (two halberds )
When a tree is (split) into two using a halberd, then for a palisade or warehouse.  
JLPT no HSK
wooden board for writing, short note
zhá
Left: tree , right: kneeling person (here: image of a board)
Using a tree you make boards for notes.  
JLPT no HSK
wash, cleanse

Left: water , right: strip, long thin things 条 (If sb. is sitting with crossed legs in a tree , he appears [from distance] like a long strip.)
(Steady supply of fresh water) Water should flow in long strips when: washing.  
JLPT no HSK
corner, edge, square beam
léng
Left: tree , right: drag net/eye 罒, direction, square
Made of wood and you can arrange three 罒 in a direction: the cornered square beams.  
JLPT no HSK
maple
fēng
Left: tree , right: wind 风/ (insect = in a sail )
This tree has (large) leaves that are blown by the wind: the maple.  
JLPT no HSK
elm

Left: tree , right: to assent, approve (When the arrowhead gets into the body / to cut , I am assenting. [cf. arrow 箭])
The tree for the tip of an arrow 箭 is: the elm.  
JLPT no HSK
fence, cage
fán
Top: 棥 (two crosses as boundaries between two trees ), bottom: big
Between the trees there are boundaries and form at a big: cage or fence.  
JLPT no HSK
twitter, chirp
chā
Left: mouth , right: examine 查 (For the trees we need daylight (after sunrise ) for examining them.)
The mouths (= beaks) in the trees after sunrise are: twittering.  
JLPT no HSK
stronghold, stockade, camp, village
zhài
From top: roof , a well , table , tree
For (protecting) our roofs and wells, we use tables and trees to (build) a: stronghold.  
JLPT no HSK
handle of axe, stem

Left: tree , right: possibility (The nail into the opening should be possible)
Wood of a tree has the possibility to be used as a handle (of an axe).  
JLPT no HSK
Sterculia platanifolia

Left: tree , right: I, my
This tree is my: Sterculia platanifolia  
JLPT no HSK
chestnut, afraid, trembling

西
Top: west 西 (sun moves below the horizon at sunset in the west.), bottom: tree
There is a downward movement (falling chestnuts) at this tree: the chestnut.  
JLPT no HSK
precious stone, gem, treasure
chēn
Left: king, jade , right: 罙 (var. of hole , tree
The 'jade' in the hole at the tree is a precious stone.  
JLPT no HSK
banister, balustrade, cage, door sill, threshold
jiàn, kǎn
Left: tree , right: supervise (For the cut bamboo [= knife & half bamboo ] is a bowl for its supervision)
Wood that 'supervises' is a banister or door sill.  
JLPT no HSK
firewood, gather wood
qiáo
Left: tree , right: scorched, burnt (The bird is on fire to be burnt.)
The tree that is scorched is: firewood.  
JLPT no HSK
sandalwood, hardwood
tán
Left: tree , right: 亶 (cover , rotate , sun rise )
The tree that grows in the shade (=covered) all around at sunrise: is the sandalwood.  
JLPT no HSK
olive
gǎn
Left: tree , right: to dare (One ear was hit 攵: how daring!), here: and as a press
(For oil extraction) The tree where you need a press and strikes, is the: olive.  
JLPT no HSK
hinge, pivot, hub
shū
Left: tree , right: district, ward (Here: a pivot bearing with an engraved hole , in which a tree is put for bearing. [cf: rotate 扭]
A tree in a pivot bearing as: hinge or pivot.  
JLPT no HSK
regular script (calligraphic style), model, pattern
kǎi
Left: tree , right: every/each (I compare but the rays of the sun make it white : all & everything!)
Like trees are all (= of the single strokes) in the regular script.  
JLPT no HSK
mast
wéi
Left: tree , right: danger (The bent person on the cliff could (by falling) change into a slumped person : That's the danger!) [= unlucky]
(When you climb up) The tree that brings danger is: the mast.  
JLPT no HSK
olive
lǎn
Left: tree , right: to look at, to view (The cut bamboo is what I am looking /見 at)
At this tree you should look at: the olive.  
JLPT no HSK
mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata), tangerine

Left: tree , right: 矞 (spear , variation of sell 商)
At this tree you pluck with a spear and sell: the mandarin.  
JLPT no HSK
cangue (wooden collar as punishment)
jiā
Left: tree , right: to add (For getting power your mouth needs sth. to be 'added' [= to eat])
If 'wood' is added to you, then in form of a cangue.  
JLPT no HSK
Machilus nanmu, Chinese cedar, Chinese giant redwood
nán
Left: tree , right: south (It costs ten Yen ¥, for the entrance towards south .)
The tree with the proununciation 'nán', as used at 'south' is the: Nanmu.  
JLPT no HSK
hardwood, supports, posts
zhēn
Left: tree , right: faithful (Who divines for money must be faithful.)
The tree is faithful when it is hardwood.  
JLPT no HSK
vivid, lifelike, oak (Quercus serrata)

Left: tree , right: wing
The tree (moves) like a wing because it is: vivid.  
JLPT no HSK
Catalpa kaempferi, (Indian bean tree), printing blocks

Left: tree , right: bitter, hot (taste) (image of a tattoo needle)
The tree that is bitter is: the Indian bean tree.  
JLPT no HSK
pomegranate
liú
Left: tree , right: remain (The bent person with the sword shall on the field to remain)
(In contrast to the apricot 杏 it has a long storage life:) It comes from a tree and can remain [long-time]: The pomegranate.  
JLPT no HSK
City Hangzhou 杭州
háng
Left: tree , right: overbearing (The sturdy navigator known from navigation 航 with a broad neck and wearing a cap.)
Trees and sailors are in the coastal city of Hangzhou.  
JLPT no HSK
trample
róu
Left: foot (knee cap and footprint ), right: soft, flexible 柔 (A spear from the upper part of a tree is soft & flexible)
The feet destroy until everything is soft and flexible, when: trampling.  
JLPT no HSK
boxthorn (Lycium chinense), willow

Left: tree , right: self (Following the winding path I find myself.)
The tree that can be winding [like at: ], is a willow (boxthorn).  
JLPT no HSK
to wedge, wedge
xiē
Left: tree , right: to carve, contract (Cut into a tally stick with a sword in big letters: the contract.)
The wood, that is carved serves as: a wedge.  
JLPT no HSK
birch tree, Betula japonica
huà
Left: tree , right: magnificent, flowery 华 (The change makes it tenfold as magnificent)
(The bark and sap are usable:) The tree that is magnificent is the birch.  
JLPT no HSK
owl, brave, smuggler, drug pusher
xiāo
Top: bird 鸟/, bottom: tree
The bird in the tree is: the owl.  
JLPT no HSK
coconut palm

Left: tree , right: (phonetic yē) 耶 i.e. Jesus
The tree with the pronounciation 'yē' is the coconut palm.  
JLPT no HSK
lemon
méng
Left: tree , right: deceive, cheat (Under the plants and under the cover there shall be a/one pig ?: You deceiver!)
(It is surprisingly sour) The tree that cheats is: the lemon.  
JLPT no HSK
palm tree

Left: tree , right: 闾 (gate /門 und pitchpipe here: 2 jujube/dates)
The tree at the gate with the 2 jujubes: The palm.  

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