棕

椶
zōng
#2,768 most
frequent character
variant of 棕[zong1]

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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Same Characters, Different Readings

棕zōng
palm, palm fiber, coir (coconut fiber)

Homophones

宗zōng
school, sect, purpose, model
踪zōng
(bound form) footprint, trace
综zōng
(bound form) to synthesize

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