棕
zōng
#2,768 most
frequent character
palm, palm fiber, coir (coconut fiber)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
棕 joins 木 a tree with 宗 zōng, the sound part. It first named the Chinese windmill palm; from that came 'palm tree', 'palm fiber', and finally the color 'brown'.
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