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梧

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Sterculia platanifolia

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Strokes
11
Radical
木 +7
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
梧
Common rank
#3,482
Unicode
U+68A7

Formation & memory

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How 梧 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “tree” + 吾 sound ( wú )

Components 木 吾

Words with 梧

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WordPinyinMeaning
梧州市 Wú zhōu Shì Wuzhou, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 x…
法国梧桐 fǎ guó wú tóng plane tree (Platanus x acerifolia)
苍梧县 Cāng wú Xiàn Cangwu, a county in Wuzhou City 梧州市[Wu2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi
梧州 Wú zhōu see 梧州市[Wu2 zhou1 Shi4]
梧桐科 wú tóng kē Sterculiaceae, family of Malvale trees incl. Cacao, Cola and Firmiana
苍梧 Cāng wú see 蒼梧縣|苍梧县[Cang1 wu2 Xian4]
梧桐 wú tóng wutong (Firmiana platanifolia); Chinese parasol tree
魁梧 kuí wú tall and sturdy

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 吾 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
吾 sound part wú I, my, our; to resist, to impede
语 yǔ words, language; saying, expression
悟 wù to apprehend, to realize, to become aware
晤 wù to meet; to interview with
衙 yá public office; official residence
圄 yǔ prison, jail
鼯 wú flying squirrel
寤 wù few, scarce; empty, deserted
牾 wǔ to gore; to oppose
俉 wú scary; to frighten
痦 wù spot, mole, birthmark
龉 yǔ uneven teeth; to disagree
唔 wú to hold in the mouth; bite
浯 wú a river in Shandong province
焐 wù to warm up