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Information of 棗
Pinyin
zǎo
Radical
木
Strokes
12 strokes
Usage
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Definition
jujube
棗
zǎo
名
1. **Wood type.** Deciduous tree. There are many varieties. The branches have thorns, the flowers are yellow, and the fruit is a drupe.
(English: A type of wood. A deciduous tree. There are many varieties. The branches have thorns, the flowers are yellow, and the fruit is a drupe.)
- Reference: 《集韻•晧韻》: "棗, wood name."
- Reference: 《論衡•量知》: "Cultivating kale and garlic on land, and growing jujube trees on mountains."
2. **Jujube fruit.**
(English: Jujube fruit.)
- Reference: 《說文•朿部》: "棗, also known as sheep jujube."
- Reference: 《詩•豳風•七月》: "Peeling jujubes in August, harvesting rice in October."
3. **Surname.**
(English: A surname.)
- Reference: 《集韻•皓韻》: "棗, a surname."
棗
zǎo
名
本义: 棗樹
(Original meaning: Jujube tree)
造字法: 會意。从雙朿( cì)。朿，木芒。棗樹多刺。
(Character formation: Ideographic. From double thorn (cì). Thorn refers to the prickly nature of the jujube tree.)
1. **Same as the original meaning ([En.] jujube; Chinese date)**
2. **The fruit of the jujube tree ([En.] date)**
- Reference: 《詩·豳風·七月》: "Peeling jujubes in August, harvesting rice in October."
- Reference: 宋·司馬光《訓儉示康》: "Pear, jujube, and persimmon."
- Example: 如: 棗核 (the pit of a jujube); 棗菜 (jujube and vegetable); 棗脯 (dried jujube); 棗榛 (jujube and hazelnut); 棗實 (jujube); 棗蔬 (jujube and vegetable).