树

• 拼音: shù
• 汉字拆解: 树 = simplified from 樹; contains 木 (wood) as semantic component

含义

Tree. A woody perennial plant with a trunk, branches, and leaves.

The general word for any tree. Common compounds include 大树 (big tree), 小树 (small tree/sapling), 树叶 (tree leaf), and 树下 (under a tree). Also used figuratively in the proverb 十年树木，百年树人 (ten years to grow a tree, a hundred years to nurture a person).

例句

1. 公园里有很多树。
2. 这棵树很高。
3. 小鸟在树上唱歌。

用法指南

语境: nature, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这棵树好大啊！(This tree is so big!)
• 树上有一只猫。(There is a cat in the tree.)

错误说法

• 一个树在那里。(Wrong measure word — say 一棵树; trees use the measure word 棵, not 个)

起源与历史

The character combines 木 (wood/tree) with other components. Simplified from the traditional 樹.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal