藤 (téng): rattan, cane, vine
藤 (téng) is a Chinese character meaning “rattan.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 滕 (phonetic). It ranks #2150 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 藤 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- rattan
- cane
- vine
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 常春藤noun | cháng chūn téng | ivy |
| 藤田proper-noun | téng tián | Fujita (Japanese surname) |
| 工藤proper-noun | gōng téng | Kudō (Japanese surname) |
| 紫藤noun | zǐ téng | wisteria |
| 加藤proper-noun | jiā téng | Katō (Japanese surname) |
| 佐藤proper-noun | zuǒ téng | Satō (Japanese surname) |
| 常青藤 | cháng qīng téng | ivy |
| 顺藤摸瓜phrase | shùn téng mō guā | lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon |
| 藤条noun | téng tiáo | rattan |
| 后藤proper-noun | hòu téng | Gotō (Japanese surname) |
| 安藤proper-noun | ān téng | Andō (Japanese surname) |
| 伊藤proper-noun | yī téng | Itō or Itoh, Japanese surname |
| 藤原proper-noun | téng yuán | Fujiwara (Japanese surname) |
| 斋藤proper-noun | zhāi téng | Saitō (Japanese surname) |
| 藤蔓noun | téng màn | vine |
藤 appears in 39 compound words: 46 as the first character, 41 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 藤 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
藤字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
téng zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character 藤 is used less frequently in daily life.
NCAA贺博获选北大西洋区第1队 常春藤联盟唯一代表
N C A A hè bó huò xuǎn běi dà xī yáng qū dì 1 duì cháng chūn téng lián méng wéi yī dài biǎo
NCAA's He Bo Named to the North Atlantic Division First Team; Sole Representative from the Ivy League
提早绽放 台南玉井锡叶藤紫、白花争艳
tí zǎo zhàn fàng tái nán yù jǐng xī xié téng zǐ , bái huā zhēng yàn
Blooming early Tainan Yujing tin leaves vine purple and white flowers compete for beauty
台湾实力提升!周东佑京盛赞投手群 近藤健介:首战很重要
tái wān shí lì tí shēng ! zhōu dōng yòu jīng shèng zàn tóu shǒu qún jìn téng jiàn jiè : shǒu zhàn hěn chóng yāo
Taiwan's strength has improved! Zhou Dongyujing praised the pitching staff Kensuke Kondo: The first game is very important
中职》工藤改造的吕彦青首秀“期待以下” 平野惠一解...
zhōng zhí gōng téng gǎi zào de lǚ 彦 qīng shǒu xiù qī dài yǐ xià píng yě huì yī jiě . . .
"Secondary Vocational School" Kudo transformation's Lu Yanqing's debut "Looking forward to the following" Keiichi Hirano explained...
经典赛》卫冕军火力全开!佐藤辉明猛打赏灌5打点、森下翔太开轰4打点 ...
jīng diǎn sài wèi 冕 jūn huǒ lì quán kāi ! zuǒ téng huī míng měng dǎ shǎng guàn 5 dǎ diǎn , sēn xià xiáng tài kāi hōng 4 dǎ diǎn . . .
The defending team is on fire! Teruaki Sato hit 5 RBIs, Shota Morishita hit 4 RBIs ...
佐藤先生在周末练习射箭。
Zuǒténg xiānsheng zài zhōumò liànxí shèjiàn.
Mr. Sato practices archery on weekends.
伊藤老师教历史学。
Yī téng lǎoshī jiāo lìshǐxué.
Mr Ito teaches history.
西洋常春藤是攀缘藤本植物。
Xīyáng chángchūnténg shì pān yuán téngběnzhíwù.
English ivy is a climbing vine.
我可以和佐藤先生说话吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ hé Zuǒténg xiānsheng shuōhuà ma?
Can I speak to Mr Sato?
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