梧 wú — parasol tree · English

梧

wú

parasol tree

At a glance · 梧

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「梧」从木，吾声，梧桐为落叶乔木。形声字，未见甲骨文。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义即梧桐木，常连「桐」成词。

Structure

形声字，从木（意符），吾（wú）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinwú

Radical木

Strokes11

UnicodeU+68A7

Character type形声

Theme植物

Six languages, one character

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English parasol tree The Chinese parasol (firmiana) tree.

Français arbre parasol Le firmiana (arbre parasol).

Español árbol paraguas El árbol de parasol chino.

العربية شجرة المظلة شجرة المظلة الصينية.

Русский павлония Китайское пробковое дерево.

Common words

梧wúwutong
梧桐wú tóngpaulownia

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