棠
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Meaning: cherry-apple
💡 Imagine a tree (木) with candy-like fruit: 棠 sounds like 'tam' - tree plus amber fruit.
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Character Story & Explanation
棠 (táng) originally depicted a cherry-apple tree, with the radical 木 (tree) hinting at its botanical nature. In classical texts, 棠 often refers to the crabapple or a type of wild apple, symbolizing beauty and fertility. The character appears in place names like 棠棣 (a legendary tree) and in poetry to evoke nostalgia.
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