槐(huái)

HSK 7-913 strokes

Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica)

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Character information

Pinyin
huái
Meaning
Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); Japanese pagoda tree
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 槐 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木鬼

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (tree); 鬼 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

木mù鬼guǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 槐 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 槐

Common words using 槐 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

huái槐shù树
HSK 7-9

locust tree (Sophora japonica)

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cì刺huái槐

false acacia; Robinia pseudoacacia

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guó国huái槐

locust tree (Sophora japonica)

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zhǐ指sāng桑mà骂huái槐

lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree

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huái槐yìn荫qū区

Huaiyin, a district of Jinan City 济南市, Shandong

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树刺国指桑骂荫区

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