shu4
tree; to cultivate; to set up

strokes 16
radical
strokes after radical 12
阿月浑子树 阿月渾子樹 a1 yue4 hun2 zi3 shu4
pistachio tree

矮树 矮樹 ai3 shu4
short tree; bush; shrub

桉树 桉樹 an1 shu4
eucalyptus

巴豆树 巴豆樹 ba1 dou4 shu4
croton bush (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科, with seed having strong purgative properties

霸王树 霸王樹 ba4 wang2 shu4
cactus

白蜡树 白蠟樹 bai2 la4 shu4
Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM

白杨树 白楊樹 bai2 yang2 shu4
white poplar (Populus bonatii)

百年树人 百年樹人 bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom); fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop; cf. 十年樹木,百年樹人|十年树木,百年树人

柏树 柏樹 bai3 shu4
cypress tree; Taiwan pr.

贝多罗树 貝多羅樹 bei4 duo1 luo2 shu4
Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as writing media

别树一旗 別樹一旗 bie2 shu4 yi1 qi2
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own

别树一帜 別樹一幟 bie2 shu4 yi1 zhi4
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own

不要在一棵树上吊死 不要在一棵樹上吊死 bu4 yao4 zai4 yi1 ke1 shu4 shang4 diao4 si3
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom); there's more than one way to skin a cat

茶树 茶樹 cha2 shu4
tea tree; Camellia sinensis

常绿树 常綠樹 chang2 lv4 shu4
evergreen tree

梣树 梣樹 chen2 shu4
Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis)

醇酸树脂 醇酸樹脂 chun2 suan1 shu4 zhi1
alkyd resin

枞树 樅樹 cong1 shu4
fir

村上春树 村上春樹 cun1 shang4 chun1 shu4
MURAKAMI Haruki (1949-), Japanese novelist and translator

大树 大樹 da4 shu4
Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan

大树菠萝 大樹菠蘿 da4 shu4 bo1 luo2
jackfruit

大树底下好乘凉 大樹底下好乘涼 da4 shu4 di3 xia4 hao3 cheng2 liang2
lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom); fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person

大树乡 大樹鄉 da4 shu4 xiang1
Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan

大树莺 大樹鶯 da4 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major)

淡脚树莺 淡腳樹鶯 dan4 jiao3 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Urosphena pallidipes)

冬青树 冬青樹 dong1 qing1 shu4
holly

独树一帜 獨樹一幟 du2 shu4 yi1 zhi4
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own

多树木 多樹木 duo1 shu4 mu4
wooded

二叉树 二叉樹 er4 cha1 shu4
binary tree

枫树 楓樹 feng1 shu4
maple

枫香树 楓香樹 feng1 xiang1 shu4
Chinese sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)

凤头树燕 鳳頭樹燕 feng4 tou2 shu4 yan4
(bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)

橄榄树 橄欖樹 gan3 lan3 shu4
olive tree

高树 高樹 gao1 shu4
Kaoshu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan

高树乡 高樹鄉 gao1 shu4 xiang1
Kaoshu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan

古柯树 古柯樹 gu3 ke1 shu4
coca plant (source of cocaine)

国槐树 國槐樹 guo2 huai2 shu4
locust tree (Sophora japonica)

果树 果樹 guo3 shu4
fruit tree

海部俊树 海部俊樹 hai3 bu4 jun4 shu4
KAIFU Toshiki (1931-), Japanese politician, prime minister 1989-1991

撼树蚍蜉 撼樹蚍蜉 han4 shu4 pi2 fu2
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree; to overrate oneself (idiom)

黑额树鹊 黑額樹鵲 hei1 e2 shu4 que4
(bird species of China) collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis)

红桤树 紅榿樹 hong2 qi1 shu4
red alder (Alnus rubra)

红树 紅樹 hong2 shu4
red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)

红树林 紅樹林 hong2 shu4 lin2
mangrove forest or swamp

猴面包树 猴麵包樹 hou2 mian4 bao1 shu4
boabab tree; monkey-bread tree; Adansonia digitata (botany)

槲树 槲樹 hu2 shu4
Mongolian oak (Quercus dentata); Daimyo oak

桦树 樺樹 hua4 shu4
birch

槐树 槐樹 huai2 shu4
locust tree (Sophora japonica)

环氧树脂 環氧樹脂 huan2 yang3 shu4 zhi1
epoxy resin (chemistry)

黄腹树莺 黃腹樹鶯 huang2 fu4 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied bush warbler (Horornis acanthizoides)

黄果树大瀑布 黃果樹大瀑布 huang2 guo3 shu4 da4 pu4 bu4
Huangguoshu falls, Anshun 安順|安顺, Guizhou

黄果树瀑布 黃果樹瀑布 huang2 guo3 shu4 pu4 bu4
Huangguoshu waterfalls, Anshun 安順|安顺, Guizhou

灰树鹊 灰樹鵲 hui1 shu4 que4
(bird species of China) grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)

火树银花 火樹銀花 huo3 shu4 yin2 hua1
display of fireworks and lanterns

家族树 家族樹 jia1 zu2 shu4
a family tree

建树 建樹 jian4 shu4
to make a contribution; to establish; to found; contribution

见血封喉树 見血封喉樹 jian4 xue4 feng1 hou2 shu4
Antiaris toxicaria (botany)

金冠树八哥 金冠樹八哥 jin1 guan1 shu4 ba1 ge1
(bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)

金鸡纳树 金雞納樹 jin1 ji1 na4 shu4
Cinchona ledgeriana; the quinine tree

橘树 橘樹 ju2 shu4
orange tree

聚酯树脂 聚酯樹脂 ju4 zhi3 shu4 zhi1
polyester resin

决策树 決策樹 jue2 ce4 shu4
decision tree

砍树 砍樹 kan3 shu4
to chop wood; to chop down trees

宽尾树莺 寬尾樹鶯 kuan1 wei3 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)

梨树 梨樹 li2 shu4
Lishu county in Siping 四平, Jilin; Lishu district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang

梨树 梨樹 li2 shu4
pear tree

梨树区 梨樹區 li2 shu4 qu1
Lishu district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang

梨树县 梨樹縣 li2 shu4 xian4
Lishu county in Siping 四平, Jilin

李树 李樹 li3 shu4
plum tree

栎树 櫟樹 li4 shu4
oak tree

栗树鸭 栗樹鴨 li4 shu4 ya1
(bird species of China) lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica)

鳞头树莺 鱗頭樹鶯 lin2 tou2 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)

柳树 柳樹 liu3 shu4
willow

龙树 龍樹 long2 shu4
Nāgārjuna (c. 150-250 AD), Buddhist philosopher

龙树菩萨 龍樹菩薩 long2 shu4 pu2 sa4
Nagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva)

龙血树 龍血樹 long2 xue4 shu4
dragon tree; Dracaena (botany)

绿树 綠樹 lv4 shu4
trees; greenery

绿树成荫 綠樹成蔭 lv4 shu4 cheng2 yin4
(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined

面包树 麵包樹 mian4 bao1 shu4
breadfruit tree; Artocarpus altilis

盘尾树鹊 盤尾樹鵲 pan2 wei3 shu4 que4
(bird species of China) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)

蚍蜉撼大树 蚍蜉撼大樹 pi2 fu2 han4 da4 shu4
lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom); fig. to overrate one's own strength; also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树

蚍蜉撼树 蚍蜉撼樹 pi2 fu2 han4 shu4
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree; to overrate oneself (idiom)

菩提树 菩提樹 pu2 ti2 shu4
pipal tree (Ficus religiosa); bo fig tree; Bodhi tree (sacred to Buddhism and Hinduism)

桤树 榿樹 qi1 shu4
long peduncled alder (Alnus cremastogyne); Alnus trebeculata

漆树 漆樹 qi1 shu4
lac tree (Rhus vernicifera)

漆树科 漆樹科 qi1 shu4 ke1
Anacardiaceae, plant family including lac tree (Rhus vernicifera) 漆樹|漆树

七叶树 七葉樹 qi1 ye4 shu4
Chinese horse chestnut (Aesculus chinensis)

槭树 槭樹 qi4 shu4
maple

前人栽树,后人乘凉 前人栽樹,後人乘涼 qian2 ren2 zai1 shu4 - hou4 ren2 cheng2 liang2
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

钱树 錢樹 qian2 shu4
money tree; prostitute; hen that lays golden eggs

强脚树莺 強腳樹鶯 qiang2 jiao3 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)

青檀树 青檀樹 qing1 tan2 shu4
blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸

楸树 楸樹 qiu1 shu4
Catalpa bungei or Manchurian Catalpa, a tea plant

全民义务植树日 全民義務植樹日 quan2 min2 yi4 wu4 zhi2 shu4 ri4
National Tree Planting Day (March 12th), as known as Arbor Day 植樹節|植树节

日本树莺 日本樹鶯 ri4 ben3 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)

榕树 榕樹 rong2 shu4
banyan

桑树 桑樹 sang1 shu4
mulberry tree, with leaves used to feed silkworms

生成树 生成樹 sheng1 cheng2 shu4
spanning tree (in graph theory)

圣诞树 聖誕樹 sheng4 dan4 shu4
Christmas tree

石榴树 石榴樹 shi2 liu5 shu4
pomegranate tree

石南树 石南樹 shi2 nan2 shu4
heath

十年树木,百年树人 十年樹木,百年樹人 shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 - bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.

树碑立传 樹碑立傳 shu4 bei1 li4 zhuan4
lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom); to monumentalize; to glorify; to sing the praises of

树丛 樹叢 shu4 cong2
thicket; undergrowth

树大招风 樹大招風 shu4 da4 zhao1 feng1
lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom); fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism

树袋熊 樹袋熊 shu4 dai4 xiong2
koala

树倒猢狲散 樹倒猢猻散 shu4 dao3 hu2 sun1 san4
When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause; Rats leave a sinking ship.

树敌 樹敵 shu4 di2
to antagonize people; to make an enemy of sb

树干 樹幹 shu4 gan4
tree trunk

树高千丈,落叶归根 樹高千丈,落葉歸根 shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 - luo4 ye4 gui1 gen1
see 樹高千丈,葉落歸根|树高千丈,叶落归根

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

树根 樹根 shu4 gen1
tree roots

树挂 樹掛 shu4 gua4
ice (rime) formed on a tree

树冠 樹冠 shu4 guan1
treetop

树化玉 樹化玉 shu4 hua4 yu4
wood jade (type of petrified wood)

树胶 樹膠 shu4 jiao1
tree resin; gum

树懒 樹懶 shu4 lan3
sloth (zoology)

树篱 樹籬 shu4 li2
hedge

树立 樹立 shu4 li4
to set up; to establish

树林 樹林 shu4 lin2
Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

树林 樹林 shu4 lin2
woods; grove; forest

树林市 樹林市 shu4 lin2 shi4
Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

树鹨 樹鷚 shu4 liu4
(bird species of China) olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)

树麻雀 樹麻雀 shu4 ma2 que4
(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

树莓 樹莓 shu4 mei2
bramble; raspberry

树莓派 樹莓派 shu4 mei2 pai4
Raspberry Pi (computing)

树苗 樹苗 shu4 miao2
sapling

树木 樹木 shu4 mu4
tree

树皮 樹皮 shu4 pi2
tree bark

树葡萄 樹葡萄 shu4 pu2 tao5
jaboticaba; Brazilian grape tree

树栖 樹棲 shu4 qi1
arboreal; tree-dwelling

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

树梢 樹梢 shu4 shao1
the tip of a tree; treetop

树身 樹身 shu4 shen1
tree trunk

树獭 樹獺 shu4 ta3
sloth (family Bradypodidae)

树突 樹突 shu4 tu1
dendrite (branched projection of a neuron)

树突状细胞 樹突狀細胞 shu4 tu1 zhuang4 xi4 bao1
dendritic cell

树蛙 樹蛙 shu4 wa1
tree frog

树液 樹液 shu4 ye4
tree sap

树叶 樹葉 shu4 ye4
tree leaves

树阴 樹陰 shu4 yin1
shade (of a tree)

树荫 樹蔭 shu4 yin4
shade of a tree

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

树葬 樹葬 shu4 zang4
burial of cremated remains at the foot of a tree

树脂 樹脂 shu4 zhi1
resin

树枝 樹枝 shu4 zhi1
branch; twig

树枝状晶 樹枝狀晶 shu4 zhi1 zhuang4 jing1
dendrite (crystallography)

树种 樹種 shu4 zhong3
tree species

树桩 樹樁 shu4 zhuang1
tree stump

树状细胞 樹狀細胞 shu4 zhuang4 xi4 bao1
dendritic cell

松树 松樹 song1 shu4
pine; pine tree

搜索树 搜索樹 sou1 suo3 shu4
search tree (computing)

塔尾树鹊 塔尾樹鵲 ta3 wei3 shu4 que4
(bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)

汤川秀树 湯川秀樹 tang1 chuan1 xiu4 shu4
YUKAWA Hideki (1907-1988), Japanese theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate

桃树 桃樹 tao2 shu4
peach tree

铁树 鐵樹 tie3 shu4
sago palm (Cycas revoluta)

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

无用之树 無用之樹 wu2 yong4 zhi1 shu4
useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遙遊|逍遥游)

五倍子树 五倍子樹 wu3 bei4 zi5 shu4
Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)

香泡树 香泡樹 xiang1 pao1 shu4
citron (Citrus medica); grapefruit

橡胶树 橡膠樹 xiang4 jiao1 shu4
rubber tree

橡树 橡樹 xiang4 shu4
oak

小树 小樹 xiao3 shu4
shrub; small tree; sapling

小树林 小樹林 xiao3 shu4 lin2
grove

杏树 杏樹 xing4 shu4
apricot tree

休氏树莺 休氏樹鶯 xiu1 shi4 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) Hume's bush warbler (Horornis brunnescens)

洋槐树 洋槐樹 yang2 huai2 shu4
black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)

杨树 楊樹 yang2 shu4
poplar tree; various trees of genus Populus

摇钱树 搖錢樹 yao2 qian2 shu4
a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; a source of easy money (idiom)

异色树莺 異色樹鶯 yi4 se4 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus)

榆树 榆樹 yu2 shu4
elm

榆树 榆樹 yu2 shu4
Yushu county level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin

榆树市 榆樹市 yu2 shu4 shi4
Yushu county level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin

玉树 玉樹 yu4 shu4
Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

玉树县 玉樹縣 yu4 shu4 xian4
Yushu county (Tibetan: yus hru'u rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州, Qinghai

玉树藏族自治州 玉樹藏族自治州 yu4 shu4 zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1
Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

玉树州 玉樹州 yu4 shu4 zhou1
Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

远东树莺 遠東樹鶯 yuan3 dong1 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis borealis)

月桂树 月桂樹 yue4 gui4 shu4
laurel tree (Laurus nobilis); bay tree

月桂树叶 月桂樹葉 yue4 gui4 shu4 ye4
laurel leaf; bay leaf

枣树 棗樹 zao3 shu4
jujube tree; date tree; Zizyphus vulgaris

皂荚树 皂莢樹 zao4 jia2 shu4
Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)

樟树 樟樹 zhang1 shu4
Zhangshu county level city in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

樟树 樟樹 zhang1 shu4
camphor; Cinnamonum camphara

樟树市 樟樹市 zhang1 shu4 shi4
Zhangshu county level city in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

赵树理 趙樹理 zhao4 shu4 li3
Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist

柘树 柘樹 zhe4 shu4
silkworm thorn tree

针叶树 針葉樹 zhen1 ye4 shu4
conifer

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

植树 植樹 zhi2 shu4
to plant trees

植树节 植樹節 zhi2 shu4 jie2
Arbor Day (March 12th), also known as National Tree Planting Day 全民義務植樹日|全民义务植树日

只见树木不见森林 只見樹木不見森林 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

种树 種樹 zhong4 shu4
to plant trees

周树人 周樹人 zhou1 shu4 ren2
Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅

棕腹树鹊 棕腹樹鵲 zong1 fu4 shu4 que4
(bird species of China) rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)

棕榈树 棕櫚樹 zong1 lv2 shu4
palm tree

棕树 棕樹 zong1 shu4
palm tree

棕顶树莺 棕頂樹鶯 zong4 ding3 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) grey-sided bush warbler (Cettia brunnifrons)