桐
Meanings
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- 1.tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
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Wiktionary
- 1.various trees related to the tung tree (now distinguished as oil-tung 油桐), particularly paulownia
- 2.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *doːŋ): semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 同 (OC *doːŋ). See the possibly-related Burmese တုံး (tum:, “log”) for more (STEDT).
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Derived terms
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Related words
桐油 tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer油桐 Chinese wood-oil tree (Vernicia fordii)桐人 puppet burial object良桐 good Chinese wood-oil tree (Aleurites cordata)桐梓 see 桐梓县[Tóng zǐ Xiàn]桐柏 see 桐柏县[Tóng bǎi Xiàn]泡桐 Paulownia (genus)莿桐 Citong or Tzutung township in Yunlin county 云林县[Yún lín xiàn], Taiwan桐城 see 桐城市[Tóng chéng Shì]桐乡 see 桐乡市[Tóng xiāng Shì]桐庐 see 桐庐县[Tóng lú Xiàn]珙桐 dove tree (Davidia involucrata)