懂中文 Dong Chinese

杉

shān

various species of pine and fir

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 彡 represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

彡 sound component

彡  Sound component

shān

  

hair

Evolution

杉 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
杉 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

杉  

shān

various species of pine and fir; China fir; Cunninghamia lanceolata; also pr. [shā]

Most common words with 杉
Freq.
Word
Meaning

洛杉矶

Los Angeles, California

杉

China fir

紫杉

Japanese yew (taxus cuspidata)

云杉

spruce

水杉

metasequoia