杉
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China fir; Cunninghamia lanceolata; also pr. [sha1]
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 杉
- Common rank
- #2,639
- Unicode
- U+6749
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
fir tree · Heisig RSH #2700
木 tree + rooster tail
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 杉
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校 | UCLA | |
| 西洋杉 | cedar | |
| 白皮杉醇 | piceatannol C14H12O4 | |
| 红豆杉醇 | Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy | |
| 洛杉矶时报 | Los Angeles Times | |
| 杉山 | Sugiyama (Japanese surname) | |
| 水杉 | metasequoia | |
| 洛杉矶湖人 | Los Angeles Lakers (NBA team) | |
| 杉本 | Sugimoto (Japanese surname) | |
| 三尖杉酯碱 | harringtonine (chemistry) | |
| 铁杉 | Tsuga chinensis | |
| 云杉 | spruce | |
| 紫杉醇 | Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy | |
| 柳杉 | Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) | |
| 紫杉 | Japanese yew (taxus cuspidata) | |
| 洛杉矶 | Los Angeles, California |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 彡 — compare how they read.