棕

椶
zōng
宗 + 木

Definitions

zōng (adjective) brown
zōng (noun) palm tree; palm fiber

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 宗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 椶.

Semantic: 木 Phonetic: 宗

About

棕 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 on the left indicates the meaning relates to trees or vegetation, and 宗 on the right gives the sound. It is the simplified form of 椶. Originally, the character referred to the palm tree and its coarse, hair-like fiber. Because that fiber is a dark earthy brown, 棕 later became the standard word for the color brown.

Example Sentences Hide

那只熊是棕色的。

Nà zhī xióng shì zōngsè de.

That bear is brown.

我家的沙发是棕色的。

Wǒ jiā de shāfā shì zōngsè de.

The sofa in my home is brown.

他穿着一件棕色的外套。

Tā chuān zhe yī jiàn zōngsè de wàitào.

He is wearing a brown coat.

她喜欢把头发染成棕色。

Tā xǐhuan bǎ tóufa rǎn chéng zōngsè.

She likes to dye her hair brown.

妈妈买了一双棕色的皮鞋。

Māma mǎi le yī shuāng zōngsè de píxié.

Mom bought a pair of brown leather shoes.

动物园里有一只很大的棕熊。

Dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu yī zhī hěn dà de zōngxióng.

There is a very large brown bear in the zoo.

海滩边有许多高大的棕榈树。

Hǎitān biān yǒu xǔduō gāodà de zōnglǘ shù.

There are many tall palm trees by the beach.

这种棕色的土壤非常适合耕种。

Zhè zhǒng zōngsè de tǔrǎng fēicháng shìhé gēngzhòng.

This kind of brown soil is very suitable for farming.

Related Characters

Component: 宗

综 崇 踪 淙 鬃 粽 琮 綜 鯮 賨 腙 骔 悰 騌

Component: 木

样 机 相 果 权 格 术 根 极 林 集 查 李 标

Example Words

棕色 棕榈 棕榈树 棕榈油 棕熊 棕红 棕黄 棕黑 深棕 深棕色 棕毛 棕褐色 贝叶棕