棕榈 zōnglǘ palm tree Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 棕 zōng hemp palm Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 宗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 椶. Components 木 木 Meaning component mù tree 宗 宗 Sound component zōng, zong ancestor, sect Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangʔsoːŋ Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 榈 lǘ palm Simplified Components 木 木 Meaning component mù tree tree 闾 闾 Sound component lǘ village of twenty-five families Sources Readings & variants Unicode 櫚 palm Traditional Components 木 木 Meaning component mù tree tree 閭 閭 Sound component village of twenty-five families Historical Pronunciations Middle ChineseOld ChineseZhengzhangraUnicodeliu Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang