檭 (yín) - A type of tree with silver-colored bark & silver birch or similar tree.

檭Tone 2

yín ｜ 18 strokes ｜ radical:

懿嘤

檭 · yín

A type of tree with silver-colored bark;

silver birch or similar tree.

A type of tree with silver-colored barksilver birch or similar tree.

Usage highlights

silversilver birch檭 wood/timber檭 forest檭 bark
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The forest contained silver-barked trees (檭树).
  • He admired the silver birch (银檭) in the garden.
  • The timber from this tree (檭木) was highly valued.

Collocations

  • silver-barked tree(檭树)
  • silver birch(银檭)
  • 檭 wood/timber(檭木)
  • 檭 forest(檭林)
  • 檭 bark(檭皮)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 檭 is a rare character primarily used in botanical contexts to describe trees with silver-colored bark.
  • The character combines the wood radical (木) with the character for silver (银), indicating its semantic connection to silvery trees.

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