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樹

简树 · 繁樹

Mandarin · pinyin shù

tree
Classifier: 棵 kē
to cultivate
to set up

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樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish

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4 · shu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

syu6

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to plant; to place upright; to cultivate
to set up; to establish
tree (Classifier: 棵 m w; 株 m; 樖 c; 叢／丛 mn; 頭／头 h; 蔸 md)
(literary) Classifier for trees.
(graph theory) tree
a surname

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