桐 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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tóng

name applied various trees

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound.

Components

木 Meaning component

mù

tree

同 Sound component

tóng, tòng

together

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tóng

name applied various trees; tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

Most common words with 桐

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	桐	tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
	梧桐	Chinese parasol tree
	桐油	tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer
	桐庐	Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Hángzhōu], Zhejiang
	桐乡	Tongxiang county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興\|嘉兴[Jiāxīng], Zhejiang