槐
locust tree
At a glance · 槐
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 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.
「槐」从木鬼声，小篆从木槐声，形声清晰。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
「槐」本指槐树（国槐），周代庭植三槐代三公。
Structure
从木、鬼声，形声字，木表植物义类，鬼表音，本为槐树。
At a glance
Pinyinhuái
Radical木
Strokes13
UnicodeU+69D0
Character type形声
Theme植物
Six languages, one character
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English
locust tree
locust tree
Français
sophora / arbre
Sophora (arbre). «路侠槐卿» : l'arbre sophora (symbole des trois ducs).
Español
sophora / árbol
Sophora (árbol). «路侠槐卿»: el árbol sophora (símbolo de los tres duques).
العربية
شجرة السّوبورا / شجرة
شجرة السّوبورا (شجرة). «路侠槐卿»: شجرة السّوبورا (رمز الدوقات الثلاثة).
Русский
софоры / дерево
Софора (дерево). «路侠槐卿»: дерево софоры (символ трёх герцогов).
Common words
- 槐huáilocust tree
- 槐树huái shùlocust