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樹: tree; to cultivate; establish

By January 28, 2016December 1st, 2016Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music
 

樹 [树] shù

noun
: tree; to cultivate; to set up

Kun Reading

樹 | き ki

noun
: tree; wood; timber

On Reading

ジュ ju

 Usage:

樹[树]林 shu4iín2: woods; grove; forest [樹林 | じゅりん jurin: forest]
樹[树]木 shu4mu4: trees [樹木 | じゅもく jumoku: trees and shrubs; arbor]
樹葉 [树叶] shu4ye4: tree leaves [樹葉 | じゅよう juyou: tree leaf]
樹[树]立 shu4li4: to set up; to establish [樹立 | じゅりつ juritsu: establish; create]
樹幹 [树干] shu4gan4: tree trunk [樹幹 | じゅかん jukan: trunk; shaft]
果樹[树] guo3shu4: fruit tree [果樹 | かじゅ kaju: fruit tree]
松樹[树] song1shu4: pine; pine tree [松樹 | しょうじゅ shouju]
柳樹[树] liu3shu4: willow
柏樹[树] bai3shu4: cypress tree
楊樹 [杨树] yang2shu4: poplar tree; various trees of genus Populus
橄欖樹 [橄榄树] gan3 lan3 shu4: olive tree



Japanese common word | expression | idiom
樹々 | きぎ kigi
: every tree; many trees; all kinds of trees

風樹の嘆 | ふうじゅのたん fuuju notan
: regretting one’s unkindness to one’s deceased parents when they were alive

寄らば大樹の陰 | よらばたいじゅのかげ yoraba taiju no kage
: Look for a big tree when you want shelter. Serve the powerful for your own good



Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom | proverb
搖錢樹 [摇钱树] yao2 qian2 shu4
: a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; a source of easy money

樹上開花 [树上开花] shu4 shang4 kai1 hua1
: to deck the tree with false blossoms; to make something of no value appear valuable

樹大招風 [树大招风] shu4 da4 zhao1 feng1
: lit. a tall tree attracts the wind; a famous person attract criticism. The rich and/or famous, attracts envy.

芝蘭玉樹 [芝兰玉树] zhi1 lan2 yu4 shu4
: lit. orchids and jade trees; fig. a child with splendid future prospects

鐵樹開花 [铁树开花] tie3 shu4 kai1 hua1
: lit. the iron tree blooms; a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence

百年樹人 [百年树人] bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2
: It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man; fig. a good education program takes a long time to OR
十年樹木,百年樹人 [十年树木,百年树人] shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 , bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2

樹倒猢猻散 [树倒猢狲散] shu4 dao3 hu2 sun1 san4
: When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. An opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause. Rats leave a sinking ship.

蚍蜉撼大樹 [蚍蜉撼大树] pi2 fu2 han4 da4 shu4
: lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree; fig. to overrate one’s own strength; also 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树 pi2 fu2 han4 shu4

只見樹木不見森林 [只见树木不见森林] zhi3 jian4 shu4 mu4 bu4 jian4 sen1 lin2
: unable to see the wood for the trees; fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture

前人栽樹,後人乘涼 [前人栽树,后人乘凉] qian2 ren2 zai1 shu4 , hou4 ren2 cheng2 liang2
: to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one’s predecessors

樹欲靜而風不止 [树欲静而风不止] shu4 yu4 jing4 er2 feng1 bu4 zhi3
: lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease; fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not

樹高千丈,葉落歸根 [树高千丈,叶落归根] shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1
: lit. a tree may grow a thousand 丈 zhang (ten feet) high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb); fig. everything has its ancestral home; in old age, an expatriate returns home

 Etymology:
樹 shu4: tree; plant; set up, establish =
mu4: tree; wood, lumber +
尌 shu4: standing (something) up



简写 Simplified.
树. Created as unique simplification #233 (樹 » 树).



 Examples:
樹高遭雷擊。
shu4 gao1 zao1 lei2ji1
The taller the tree, the more likely it is to be struck by lightning.

 Music:
橄欖樹 – Chyi Yu 齊豫

作詞:三毛
作曲:李泰祥

不要問我從哪裡來
我的故鄉在遠方
為什麼流浪 流浪遠方 流浪
為了天空飛翔的小鳥
為了山間輕流的小溪
為了寬闊的草原 流浪遠方 流浪
還有還有
為了夢中的橄欖樹橄欖樹

不要問我從哪裡來
我的故鄉在遠方
為什麼流浪 為什麼流浪 遠方
不要問我從哪裡來 我的故鄉在遠方
為什麼流浪 流浪遠方 流浪
為了我夢中的橄欖樹

credit: Chyi Yu 齊豫

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary