Chinese Word: 桐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

桐

Pinyin: tóng

English Definition: tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

Chinese Definition:
①(泡桐)(梧桐)落叶乔木，叶大，开白色或紫色花，木材可做琴、船、箱等物。梧”。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:同 indicates the sound; 木 (tree) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 同 [ tóng ] same, similar; together with, alike

Similar Characters: 挏

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梧桐	wú tóng	wutong (Firmiana platanifolia); Chinese parasol tree
桐油	tóng yóu	tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer
泡桐	pāo tóng	Paulownia (genus)
油桐	yóu tóng	Chinese wood-oil tree (Vernicia fordii)
珙桐	gǒng tóng	dove tree (Davidia involucrata)

1		qīng tóng 青桐 jīn nián 今年 28 suì 岁， shì 是 míng 名 nóng mín gōng 农民工。 Qing, 28 years old, is a migrant worker.
2		wǒ 我 bān 搬 guò 过 yī gè 一个 xiǎo 小 yǐ zi 椅子， zài 在 tóng huā 桐花 xià 下 xián zuò 闲坐。 Out with a small chair, I seated myself leisurely under the tung flowers.
3		qīng tóng 青桐 bǎi tuō 摆脱 le 了 dà duō shù 大多数 nóng mín gōng 农民工 de 的 pǔ biàn 普遍 mìng yùn 命运。 Qing Tong has defied the fate of most migrant workers.
4		shēng 生 xià 下 nǚ ér 女儿 hòu 后， qīng tóng 青桐 yú 于 2008年 cí diào 辞掉 gōng zuò 工作。 Qing stopped working in 2008 after she gave birth to their daughter.
5		wǒ men 我们 zuò luò 坐落 yú 于 sū zhōu 苏州 jīn chāng qū 金阊区 tóng 桐 jīng 泾 běi lù 北路 26号。 We are located in Suzhou Jin Chang Tong Jing North Road 26.

1		qīng tóng 青桐 jīn nián 今年 28 suì 岁， shì 是 míng 名 nóng mín gōng 农民工。 Qing, 28 years old, is a migrant worker.
2		wǒ 我 bān 搬 guò 过 yī gè 一个 xiǎo 小 yǐ zi 椅子， zài 在 tóng huā 桐花 xià 下 xián zuò 闲坐。 Out with a small chair, I seated myself leisurely under the tung flowers.
3		qīng tóng 青桐 bǎi tuō 摆脱 le 了 dà duō shù 大多数 nóng mín gōng 农民工 de 的 pǔ biàn 普遍 mìng yùn 命运。 Qing Tong has defied the fate of most migrant workers.
4		shēng 生 xià 下 nǚ ér 女儿 hòu 后， qīng tóng 青桐 yú 于 2008年 cí diào 辞掉 gōng zuò 工作。 Qing stopped working in 2008 after she gave birth to their daughter.
5		wǒ men 我们 zuò luò 坐落 yú 于 sū zhōu 苏州 jīn chāng qū 金阊区 tóng 桐 jīng 泾 běi lù 北路 26号。 We are located in Suzhou Jin Chang Tong Jing North Road 26.