Pinyin: zōngEnglish Definition: palm; palm fiber; coir (coconut fiber); brown
Chinese Definition:
①(棕榈)常绿乔木，茎直立不分枝，叶大，木材可制器具，通称“棕树”。
②(棕毛)棕榈叶鞘的纤维，简称“棕”，如“棕绳”，“棕绷”，“棕帚”，“棕编”。
③(棕熊)哺乳动物，体大，毛棕褐色。掌和肉可食，皮可制皮褥，胆可入药。亦称“马熊”、“罴”；通称“人熊”。
Total strokes: 12;
Radical: 木 Pictophonetic:
宗 indicates the sound;
木 (tree) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 宗 [ zōng ] ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect
Similar Characters: 椋 综 踪 淙 崇 
