橡
xiàng
#2,865 most
frequent character
oak, Quercus serrata
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
橡 pairs 木 tree or wood, the meaning part, with 象, the sound part. It first meant oak tree fruit. The meaning grew to the oak tree itself, then to the rubber tree, and finally to rubber.
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