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榕: banyan tree

By December 2, 2013October 6th, 2015Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
Banyan-Tree

 

榕 róng

noun
: banyan tree; Ficus wightiana

Kun Reading

あこう akou

ALSO: 雀榕
noun
: Japanese sea fig

On Reading

よう you

 Usage:

榕樹 rong2shu4: banyan
[ようじゅ youshu OR がじゅまる gajumaru: Chinese banyan ]
 Etymology:


形声 Pictophonetic.
(mu4: tree; wood, lumber) suggests the meaning while
(rong2: hold/contain) provides the sound.


 Examples:


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Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary