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The character 桐 is etymologically a phono-semantic compound comprising the semantic component 木, which denotes wood or tree, and the phonetic component 同, providing its pronunciation. Historically, this character has specifically referred to the paulownia tree, with its meaning consistently centered on this botanical reference throughout Chinese textual records. The structural composition of 木 and 同 has defined the character's form in standard orthography, and its usage has not diverged into significantly different semantic domains over time.
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院子里有棵桐树。
桐花在春天开放。
梧桐叶落满了地。
他用桐油刷了桌子。
古老的桐树矗立在村口。
孩子们在桐树下玩耍。
每当桐花盛开时，空气中都弥漫着清香。
这家工厂专门生产桐油，用于制作防水涂料。