{"id":738,"date":"2014-09-19T13:18:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T05:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writtenchinese.com\/?p=738"},"modified":"2022-06-03T21:39:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T13:39:58","slug":"tree-radical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/tree-radical\/","title":{"rendered":"\u6728\u5b57\u65c1 Mu zi pang: The Tree Radical"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%9C%A8%E5%AD%97%E6%97%81&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6728\u5b57\u65c1<\/a> (m\u00f9 z\u00ec pang) or the tree radical, is seen in many Chinese characters with a \u2018natural\u2019 meaning such as trees <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/lizi\/44389\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u674e\u5b50<\/a>&nbsp;(l\u01d0 zi) plum tree, fruits such as <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/chengzi\/47224\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6a59\u5b50<\/a>&nbsp;(ch\u00e9ng&nbsp;zi) orange and even wooden objects, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/guizi\/8178\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u67dc\u5b50<\/a>&nbsp;(gu\u00ec&nbsp;zi) cabinet. It can also be seen in less obvious characters, some of which are featured below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Common-Chinese-Radicals-\u6728-tree.png?resize=900%2C754&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Common-Chinese-Radicals-\u6728-tree.png?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Common-Chinese-Radicals-\u6728-tree.png?resize=510%2C428&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Common-Chinese-Radicals-\u6728-tree.png?resize=100%2C84&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Common-Chinese-Radicals-\u6728-tree.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Common-Chinese-Radicals-\u6728-tree.png?resize=768%2C644&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the characters featuring \u6728\u5b57\u65c1: The Tree Radical:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/lai\/137\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u6765 \/&nbsp;\u4f86<\/a> (l\u00e1i)&nbsp;to come \/ to arrive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6765-\u4f86-to-come.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6765-\u4f86-to-come.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6765-\u4f86-to-come.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6765-\u4f86-to-come.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6765-\u4f86-to-come.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6765-\u4f86-to-come.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The character of \u6765 (l\u00e1i) is a combination <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/mu\/5956\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6728<\/a> (m\u00f9) wood\/tree and <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/mi\/5049\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7c73<\/a> (m\u01d0) rice. Originally a character that looked more like <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/he\/25234\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u79be<\/a> (h\u00e9) the pictographic character for grain, it was said that a good crop of grain was a blessing having \u2018come\u2019 from above and the character soon came to mean \u2018come\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/chulai\/43\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u51fa\u6765<\/a> (ch\u016b l\u00e1i) to come out<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/guolai\/214\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u8fc7\u6765<\/a> (gu\u00f2 l\u00e1i) to come over<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%88%B8%E7%88%B8%E8%BF%98%E6%B2%A1%E4%B8%8B%E7%8F%AD%E5%9B%9E%E6%9D%A5%E5%90%97%EF%BC%9F&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7238\u7238\u8fd8\u6ca1\u4e0b\u73ed\u56de\u6765\u5417\uff1f<\/a> (b\u00e0 ba h\u00e1i m\u00e9i xi\u00e0 b\u0101n hu\u00ed l\u00e1i ma?) Hasn&#8217;t Dad come back from work yet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A5%B9%E4%BB%8E%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E6%9D%A5%E5%88%B0%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5979\u4ece\u5317\u4eac\u6765\u5230\u6df1\u5733\u5de5\u4f5c\u3002<\/a> (t\u0101 c\u00f3ng b\u011bi j\u012bng l\u00e1i d\u00e0o sh\u0113n zh\u00e8n g\u014dng zu\u00f2.) She came from Beijing to work in Shenzhen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/cun\/6316\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u6751<\/a> (c\u016bn) village<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6751-village.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6751-village.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6751-village.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6751-village.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6751-village.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6751-village.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u6751 is a fairly simple character meaning &#8216;settlement amongst the trees&#8217;. The phonetic <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/cun\/14624\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5bf8<\/a> (c\u00f9n) part of the character relates to small measurement which could also be suggestive of the settlement size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/nongcun\/257\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u519c\u6751<\/a>&nbsp;(n\u00f3ng c\u016bn) rural area<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/cunmin\/1371\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u6751\u6c11<\/a> (c\u016bn m\u00edn) villager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%BF%99%E6%98%AF%E4%B8%80%E6%9D%A1%E8%B4%AB%E5%9B%B0%E7%9A%84%E5%B0%8F%E6%9D%91%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8fd9\u662f\u4e00\u6761\u8d2b\u56f0\u7684\u5c0f\u6751\u3002<\/a> (zh\u00e8 sh\u00ec y\u00ec ti\u00e1o p\u00edn k\u00f9n de xi\u01ceo c\u016bn.) This is a small, poor village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%9D%91%E5%AD%90%E9%87%8C%E7%9A%84%E5%B9%B4%E9%9D%92%E4%BA%BA%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%8C%E6%9C%9B%E5%8E%BB%E5%9F%8E%E5%B8%82%E9%87%8C%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6751\u5b50\u91cc\u7684\u5e74\u9752\u4eba\u90fd\u5e0c\u671b\u53bb\u57ce\u5e02\u91cc\u5de5\u4f5c\u3002<\/a> (c\u016bn zi l\u01d0 de ni\u00e1n q\u012bng r\u00e9n dou x\u012b w\u00e0ng q\u00f9 ch\u00e9ng sh\u00ec l\u01d0 g\u014dng zu\u00f2.) = All the youngsters in the village hope to work in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/guo\/1399\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u679c<\/a> (gu\u01d2) fruit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u679c-fruit.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u679c-fruit.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u679c-fruit.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u679c-fruit.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u679c-fruit.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u679c-fruit.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier forms of this character had much more fruit, but even in its simplified form \u679c is a very literal pictograph character showing fruit on a tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ruguo\/75\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u5982\u679c<\/a>\uff08r\u00fa gu\u01d2\uff09if<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/jieguo\/325\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u7ed3\u679c<\/a> (ji\u00e9 gu\u01d2) outcome<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E5%8E%BB%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA%E9%87%8C%E4%B9%B0%E4%BA%86%E5%BE%88%E5%A4%9A%E6%B0%B4%E6%9E%9C%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4ed6\u53bb\u5e02\u573a\u91cc\u4e70\u4e86\u5f88\u591a\u6c34\u679c\u3002<\/a> (t\u0101 q\u00f9 sh\u00ec ch\u00e1ng l\u01d0 m\u01cei le h\u011bn du\u014d shu\u00ed gu\u01d2.) He went to the market and bought lots of fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%BF%99%E6%A3%B5%E6%A0%91%E4%B8%8A%E7%BB%93%E4%BA%86%E5%BE%88%E5%A4%9A%E6%9E%9C%E5%AE%9E%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8fd9\u68f5\u6811\u4e0a\u7ed3\u4e86\u5f88\u591a\u679c\u5b9e\u3002<\/a> (zh\u00e8 k\u0113 sh\u00f9 sh\u00e0ng ji\u00e9 le h\u011bn du\u014d gu\u01d2 sh\u00ed.) A lot of fruit has grown on this tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/lin\/3068\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u6797<\/a> (l\u00edn) woods \/ forest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6797-forest.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6797-forest.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6797-forest.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6797-forest.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6797-forest.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u6797-forest.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u6797 is also an obvious pictograph character, with 2 trees standing side by side this suggests many trees or a wood. Combine with the character <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/sen\/9242\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u68ee<\/a>&nbsp;(s\u0113n) for <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/senlin\/2215\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u68ee\u6797<\/a> and that gives us a massive amount of trees or forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/senlin\/2215\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u68ee\u6797<\/a> (s\u0113n l\u00edn) forest<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/milin\/14968\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u5bc6\u6797<\/a> (m\u00ec l\u00edn) jungle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%A3%AE%E6%9E%97%E9%87%8C%E4%BD%8F%E4%BA%86%E5%BE%88%E5%A4%9A%E5%8A%A8%E7%89%A9%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u68ee\u6797\u91cc\u4f4f\u4e86\u5f88\u591a\u52a8\u7269\u3002<\/a> (s\u0113n l\u00edn l\u01d0 zh\u00f9 le h\u011bn du\u014d d\u00f2ng w\u00f9.) There are many animals living in the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E4%BB%AC%E6%83%B3%E5%8E%BB%E6%A3%AE%E6%9E%97%E6%8E%A2%E9%99%A9%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4ed6\u4eec\u60f3\u53bb\u68ee\u6797\u63a2\u9669\u3002<\/a> (t\u0101 men xi\u01ceng q\u00f9 s\u0113n l\u00edn t\u00e0n xi\u01cen.) They wanted to explore the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ben\/762\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u672c<\/a> (b\u011bn) root \/ origin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672c-roots.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672c-roots.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672c-roots.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672c-roots.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672c-roots.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672c-roots.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u672c combines <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/mu\/5956\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6728<\/a> with a stroke at the base suggesting the ground level. Below this are the roots and here we derive our meaning of origin, source, roots. \u672c is also an important classifier for books <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%AC%E4%B9%A6&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e00\u672c\u4e66<\/a> (y\u00ec b\u011bn sh\u016b), as a source or root of knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/jiben\/298\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u57fa\u672c<\/a> (j\u012b b\u011bn) basic<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/benlai\/681\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u672c\u6765<\/a> (b\u011bn l\u00e1i) original<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E6%9C%AC%E6%9D%A5%E5%B0%B1%E4%B8%8D%E6%83%B3%E5%8E%BB%E9%82%A3%E9%87%8C%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u672c\u6765\u5c31\u4e0d\u60f3\u53bb\u90a3\u91cc\u3002<\/a> (w\u00f3 b\u011bn l\u00e1i ji\u00f9 b\u00f9 xi\u01ceng q\u00f9 n\u00e0 l\u01d0.) I didn&#8217;t want to go there originally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A5%B9%E6%9C%AC%E4%BA%BA%E6%AF%94%E7%85%A7%E7%89%87%E5%A5%BD%E7%9C%8B%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5979\u672c\u4eba\u6bd4\u7167\u7247\u597d\u770b\u3002<\/a> (t\u00e1 b\u011bn r\u00e9n b\u01d0 zh\u00e0o pi\u00e0n h\u01ceo k\u00e0n.) She looks better than in the photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/bei\/11656\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u676f<\/a> (b\u0113i) cup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u676f-cup.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u676f-cup.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u676f-cup.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u676f-cup.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u676f-cup.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u676f-cup.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The character \u676f is used frequently as it also a classifier for containers of liquids. Originally, of course, drinking vessels would probably have been made from wood, which may be why \u6728 is the radical for this character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/jiubei\/4798\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u9152\u676f<\/a> (ji\u01d4 b\u0113i) wine glass<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/beizi\/4977\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u676f\u5b50<\/a> (b\u0113i zi) cup \/ glass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BD%A0%E4%B8%80%E5%A4%A9%E8%A6%81%E5%96%9D%E5%A4%9A%E5%B0%91%E6%9D%AF%E5%92%96%E5%95%A1%EF%BC%9F&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4f60\u4e00\u5929\u8981\u559d\u591a\u5c11\u676f\u5496\u5561\uff1f<\/a> (n\u01d0 y\u00ec ti\u0101n y\u00e0o h\u0113 du\u014d sh\u01ceo b\u0113i k\u0101 f\u0113i?) How many cups of coffee do you drink in a day?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E6%98%A8%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8D%E5%B0%8F%E5%BF%83%E6%91%94%E7%83%82%E4%BA%86%E6%9D%AF%E5%AD%90%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4ed6\u6628\u5929\u4e0d\u5c0f\u5fc3\u6454\u70c2\u4e86\u676f\u5b50\u3002<\/a> (t\u0101 zu\u00f3 ti\u0101n b\u00f9 xi\u01ceo x\u012bn shu\u0101i l\u00e0n le b\u0113i zi.) Yesterday he accidentally broke the cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/mo\/9162\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u672b<\/a> (m\u00f2) tip \/ end<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672b-tip.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672b-tip.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672b-tip.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672b-tip.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672b-tip.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672b-tip.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The character \u672b is almost the reverse of <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ben\/762\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u672c<\/a>, where the additional stroke at the base of the character suggests \u2018roots\u2019, the opposite can be seen in \u672b, which shows an additional stroke at the top of the character suggesting the tip or end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/zhoumo\/3543\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u5468\u672b<\/a> (zh\u014du m\u00f2) weekend<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/qimo\/11593\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u671f\u672b<\/a> (q\u012b m\u00f2) end of term<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E8%A6%81%E5%9C%A8%E6%9C%88%E6%9C%AB%E8%BF%98%E6%B8%85%E5%80%BA%E5%8A%A1%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4ed6\u8981\u5728\u6708\u672b\u8fd8\u6e05\u503a\u52a1\u3002<\/a> (t\u0101 y\u00e0o z\u00e0i yu\u00e8 m\u00f2 hu\u00e1n q\u012bng zh\u00e0i w\u00f9.) He needed to pay off the debt at the end of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E6%89%93%E7%AE%97%E5%91%A8%E6%9C%AB%E5%8E%BB%E6%B2%99%E6%BB%A9%E7%8E%A9%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u6253\u7b97\u5468\u672b\u53bb\u6c99\u6ee9\u73a9\u3002<\/a> (w\u00f3 d\u01ce su\u00e0n zh\u014du m\u00f2 q\u00f9 sh\u0101 t\u0101n w\u00e1n.) I plan to go to the beach at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/wei\/2672\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u672a<\/a> (w\u00e8i) not yet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672a-not-yet.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672a-not-yet.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672a-not-yet.png?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672a-not-yet.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672a-not-yet.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tree-radical-\u672a-not-yet.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This character is similar to our previous character \u672b (m\u00f2). Whilst the additional stroke in \u672b (m\u00f2) is long, the top line in the character \u672a (w\u00e8i) has \u2018not yet\u2019 grown to its full length and often refers to immaturity or youth. Look in our example sentences for <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/weilai\/543\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u672a\u6765<\/a> (we\u00ec l\u00e1i), the character for future, something that has not happened yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/weilai\/543\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u672a\u6765<\/a> (w\u00e8i l\u00e1i) future<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/congwei\/2075\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u4ece\u672a<\/a> (c\u00f3ng w\u00e8i) never<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%98%AF%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99%E8%80%83%E8%99%91%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%8B%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84%E6%9C%AA%E6%9D%A5%E4%BA%86%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u662f\u65f6\u5019\u8003\u8651\u4e00\u4e0b\u4f60\u7684\u672a\u6765\u4e86\u3002<\/a> (sh\u00ec sh\u00ed h\u00f2u k\u01ceo l\u01dc y\u00ed xi\u00e0 n\u01d0 de we\u00ec l\u00e1i le.) It&#8217;s time for you to consider your future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%A5%9D%E4%BD%A0%E6%9C%89%E7%BE%8E%E5%A5%BD%E7%9A%84%E6%9C%AA%E6%9D%A5%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u795d\u4f60\u6709\u7f8e\u597d\u7684\u672a\u6765\u3002<\/a> (zh\u00f9 n\u00ed y\u01d2u m\u00e9i h\u01ceo de we\u00ec l\u00e1i.) Wish you have a bright future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u6728\u5b57\u65c1 (m\u00f9 z\u00ec pang) or the tree radical, is seen in many Chinese characters with a \u2018natural\u2019 meaning such as trees \u674e\u5b50&nbsp;(l\u01d0 zi) plum tree, fruits such as \u6a59\u5b50&nbsp;(ch\u00e9ng&nbsp;zi) orange and even wooden objects, such as \u67dc\u5b50&nbsp;(gu\u00ec&nbsp;zi) cabinet. It can also be seen in less obvious characters, some of which are featured below. 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