懂中文 Dong Chinese

桐

tóng

name applied various trees

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

同 sound component

同  Sound component

tóng, tòng

  

together

Evolution

桐 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
桐 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
桐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
桐 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
桐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

桐  

tóng

name applied various trees; tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

Most common words with 桐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

桐

tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

梧桐

Chinese parasol tree

桐油

tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer

桐庐

Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Háng​zhōu], Zhejiang

桐乡

Tongxiang county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jiā​xīng], Zhejiang