懂中文 Dong Chinese

椭

tuǒ

oval-shaped

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 陏 represents the sound. Simplified form of 橢.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

陏 sound component

陏  Sound component

suí

  

follow

Evolution

椭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
椭 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
椭 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

椭 (橢) 

tuǒ

oval-shaped, elliptical, tubular; ellipse

Most common words with 椭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

椭圆

oval

椭圆形

oval

椭

ellipse

椭球

ellipsoid (math)