杨 yáng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 昜 bright, glorious
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
杨树
yángshù
poplar tree
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 河岸两排杨树虽然长得快，却也容易在大风中折断。 Hé'àn liǎng pái yángshù suīrán zhǎng de kuài, què yě róngyì zài dàfēng zhōng zhéduàn. Although the two rows of poplars along the riverbank grow quickly, they also break easily in strong winds.
- 夏天，孩子们在村口的大杨树下乘凉、做游戏。 Xiàtiān, háizi men zài cūnkǒu de dà yángshù xià chéngliáng, zuò yóuxì. In summer, the children cool off and play games under the big poplar at the village entrance.
- 这条路的两侧种满了杨树，秋天落叶铺满地面。 Zhè tiáo lù de liǎngcè zhòng mǎnle yángshù, qiūtiān luòyè pū mǎn dìmiàn. Both sides of this road are planted with poplars; in autumn fallen leaves cover the ground.