槐
Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); Japanese pagoda tree
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,145 U+69D0
How 槐 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 鬼 (phonetic, guǐ)
How to remember it
scholar tree · Heisig RSH #2925
木 tree + 鬼 ghost
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 鬼
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 鬼 (guǐ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鬼 sound component | guǐ | ghost; demon; sly, mischievous |
| 愧 | kuì | ashamed, regretful; the pangs of conscience |
| 瑰 | guī | extraordinary, fabulous; rose; semi-precious stone |
| 傀 | guī | great, gigantic; puppet |
| 嵬 | wéi | rugged, rocky, precipitous |
| 隗 | wěi | high, lofty; surname |
Words containing 槐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国槐树 | guó huái shù | locust tree (Sophora japonica) |
| 毛洋槐 | máo yáng huái | rose acacia (Robinia hispida, a false acacia) |
| 洋槐树 | yáng huái shù | black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) |
| 指桑骂槐 | zhǐ sāng mà huái | lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree; fig. to scold sb indirectly;… |
| 国槐 | guó huái | locust tree (Sophora japonica) |
| 槐树 | huái shù | locust tree (Sophora japonica) |
| 洋槐 | yáng huái | black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) |
| 槐荫区 | Huái yīn Qū | Huaiyin, a district of Jinan City 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4], Shandong |
| 刺槐 | cì huái | false acacia; Robinia pseudoacacia |
| 槐荫 | Huái yīn | see 槐蔭區|槐荫区[Huai2 yin1 Qu1] |