柘
a thorny tree; sugarcane; Cudrania triloba; three-bristle cudrania (Cudrania tricuspidata); Chinese mulberry (Cudrania)
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,630 U+67D8
How 柘 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 石 (phonetic, shí)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 石
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 石 (shí) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石 sound component | shí | stone, rock, mineral |
| 拓 | tuò | to develop, to expand, to open up |
| 斫 | zhuó | to chop, to cut, to lop off |
| 跖 | zhí | the sole of the foot |
Words containing 柘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 柘城县 | Zhè chéng Xiàn | Zhecheng, a county in Shangqiu City 商丘市[Shang1 qiu1 Shi4], Henan |
| 柘荣县 | Zhè róng Xiàn | Zherong, a county in Ningde City 寧德市|宁德市[Ning2 de2 Shi4], Fujian |
| 柘城 | Zhè chéng | see 柘城縣|柘城县[Zhe4 cheng2 Xian4] |
| 柘黄 | zhè huáng | yellow dye made from the bark of the 柘[zhe4] tree |
| 柘树 | zhè shù | silkworm thorn tree |
| 柘弹 | zhè dàn | slingshot made from the 柘[zhe4] tree |
| 柘丝 | zhè sī | silk from worms fed on 柘[zhe4] leaves |
| 柘榴石 | zhè liú shí | garnet |
| 柘荣 | Zhè róng | see 柘榮縣|柘荣县[Zhe4 rong2 Xian4] |
| 潭柘寺 | Tán zhè sì | Tanzhe Temple |
| 柘浆 | zhè jiāng | sugarcane juice |
| 诸柘 | zhū zhè | sugarcane |
| 柘弓 | zhè gōng | bow made from the 柘[zhe4] tree |
| 柘蚕 | zhè cán | silkworms fed on the leaves of the 柘[zhe4] tree |
| 柘砚 | zhè yàn | ink slabs from a place in Shandong |
| 柘袍 | zhè páo | imperial yellow robe |
| 柘榴 | zhè liú | pomegranate |