桐 tóng
: tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
Kun Reading
桐 | きり kiri
noun | na-adjective
: paulownia tree; Paulownia tomentosa
On Reading
トウ tou
ドウ dou
Usage:
梧桐 wu2tong2: wutong (Firmiana platanifolia); Chinese parasol tree
油桐 you2tong2: Chinese wood-oil tree (Vernicia fordii)
[油桐 | あぶらぎり aburagiri: Japanese tungoil tree (Vernicia cordata)]
桐人 tong2ren2: puppet burial object; wooden effigy buried to put a curse on somebody
梧桐 wu2tong2: wutong (Firmiana platanifolia); Chinese parasol tree
[ごとう gotou OR あおぎり aogiri: Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree]
刺桐 ci4tong2: Indian coral tree; sunshine tree; tiger’s claw; Erythrina variegata (botany)
油桐 you2tong2: Chinese wood-oil tree (Vernicia fordii)
[桐油 | とうゆ touyu: tung oil; (Chinese) wood oil]
[油桐 | あぶらぎり aburagiri: Japanese tungoil tree (Vernicia cordata)]
泡桐 pao1tong2: Paulownia (genus)
珙桐 gongtong2: dove tree (Davidia involucrata)
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
木 (mu4: tree radical 75) suggests the meaning while
同 (tong2: same; together) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
木 (mu4: tree radical 75) suggests the meaning while
同 (tong2: same; together) provides the sound.
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
