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杉
shān
1. China fir
2. Cunninghamia lanceolata
3. also pr. <shā>
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

杉
shān
various species of pine and fir
7 丶

Compound Words (17)

杉林
Shānlín
Shanlin township in Kaohsiung county [[高雄縣|高雄县<Gāoxióngxiàn>]], southwest Taiwan
柳杉
liǔshān
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
水杉
shuǐshān
metasequoia
紫杉
zǐshān
Japanese yew (taxus cuspidata)
铁杉
tiěshān
Tsuga chinensis
云杉
yúnshān
spruce
杉山彬
ShānShānbīn
Tsugiyama Akira, secretary at the Japanese legation killed during the Boxer uprising
杉林乡
Shānlínxiāng
Shanlin township in Kaohsiung county [[高雄縣|高雄县<Gāoxióngxiàn>]], southwest Taiwan
洛杉矶
Luòshānjī
Los Angeles, California
紫杉醇
zǐshānchún
Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy
西洋杉
xīyángshān
cedar
白皮杉醇
báipíshānchún
piceatannol C14H12O4
红豆杉醇
hóngdòushānchún
Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy
三尖杉酯碱
sānjiānshānzhǐjiǎn
harringtonine (chemistry)
洛杉矶时报
LuòshānjīShíbào
Los Angeles Times
洛杉矶湖人
LuòshānjīHúrén
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA team)
加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校
JiālìfúníyàDàxuéLuòshānjīFēnxiào
UCLA

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Character Frequency Rank
2,717
Word Frequency Rank
1,243 of 84,292

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