橡 (xiàng): oak, Quercus serrata
橡 (xiàng) is a Chinese character meaning “oak.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 象 (phonetic). It ranks #2677 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 橡 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- oak
- Quercus serrata
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 橡
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 橡胶noun | xiàng jiāo | rubber |
| 橡树noun | xiàng shù | oak |
| 橡木noun | xiàng mù | oaken |
| 橡皮筋noun | xiàng pí jīn | rubber band |
| 橡皮艇noun | xiàng pí tǐng | rubber dinghy |
| 橡皮擦noun | xiàng pí cā | eraser |
| 橡实 | xiàng shí | acorn |
| 橡胶树noun | xiàng jiāo shù | rubber tree |
| 橡皮膏noun | xiàng pí gāo | sticking plaster |
| 橡皮泥noun | xiàng pí ní | plasticine |
| 合成橡胶 | hé chéng xiàng jiāo | synthetic rubber |
| 氯丁橡胶 | lǜ dīng xiàng jiāo | neoprene |
| 硅橡胶 | guī xiàng jiāo | silicone rubber |
| 橡子面儿 | xiàng zi miàn r | erhua variant of 橡子麵|橡子面 |
| 橡子面 | xiàng zi miàn | acorn flour |
橡 appears in 24 compound words: 71 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 29 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 橡 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 橡.
Example Sentences
工人们正在砍伐病橡,防止虫害蔓延。
gōng rén men zhēng zài kǎn fá bìng xiàng , fáng zhǐ chóng hài mán yán .
Workers are cutting down diseased oak trees to prevent the spread of pests.
橡胶会磨损,胎面温度会波动,抓地力也会随着圈数、驾驶方式和赛道状态而改变。
xiàng jiāo huì mó sǔn , tāi miàn wēn dù huì bō dòng , zhuā dì lì yě huì suí zhe juān shǔ , jià shǐ fāng shì hé sài dào zhuàng tài ér gǎi biàn .
Rubber wears down, tread temperature fluctuates, and grip changes depending on the number of laps, driving style, and track conditions.
某些机器甚至会用海绵、橡胶或外壳遮住调整孔,仿佛设计师坚信用户永远不会需要维护它。
mǒu xiē jī qì shèn zhì huì yòng hǎi mián , xiàng jiāo huò wài qiào zhē zhù diào zhěng kǒng , fǎng fó shè jì shī jiān xìn yòng hù yǒng yuǎn bù huì xū yāo wéi hù tā .
Some machines even cover the access holes with sponges, rubber, or casings, as if the designers were convinced that users would never need to maintain them.
图源: 少数派sspai官方店铺 至于材质,最常见的布面橡胶底就是首选。
tú yuán : shǎo shǔ pài s s p a i guān fāng diàn pù zhì yú cái zhì , zuì cháng jiàn de bù miàn xiàng jiāo de jiù shì shǒu xuǎn .
Image source: SSPAI Official Store. As for materials, the most common canvas upper with a rubber outsole is the top choice.
原油飙升推高塑料与橡胶成本 汽车零组件毛利同步承压
yuán yóu biāo shēng tuī gāo sù liào yǔ xiàng jiāo chéng běn qì chē líng zǔ jiàn máo lì tóng bù chéng yā
Surge in crude oil prices drives up costs for plastics and rubber, putting pressure on margins for auto parts
盘中速报 - 钜橡(8074)大涨7.11%,报66.3元
pán zhōng sù bào 钜 xiàng ( 8 0 7 4 ) dà zhǎng 7 . 1 1 , bào 6 6 . 3 yuán
Intraday Update - Ju Xiang (8074) surges 7.11% to 66.3 yuan
橡树的果实是什么?
Xiàngshù de guǒshí shì shénme?
What is the fruit of the oak?
把扑克牌放在橡木桌上。
Bǎ pūkèpái fàng zài xiàngmù zhuō shàng.
Place the deck of cards on the oaken table.
饥饿的猪梦到橡树子。
Jī'è de zhū mèngdào xiàngshù zǐ.
A hungry pig dreams of acorns.
用你的橡皮把这些字擦掉。
Yòng nǐ de xiàngpí bǎ zhèxiē zì cādiào.
Rub out these words with your eraser.
Character Family
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