柏 bǎi / bò — (surname); cedar; cypress; cypress; cedar
公园里种着几棵高大的松柏。Gōng yuán lǐ zhòng zhe jǐ kē gāo dà de sōng bǎi.A few tall pines and cypresses are planted in the park.
Common words: 柏树 (bǎi shù)、松柏 (sōng bǎi)、柏油 (bǎi yóu)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "cypress"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "cypress", including 柏 (bǎi / bò), 柏 (bǎi / bò). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "cypress" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 柏 (bǎi / bò), 柏 (bǎi / bò) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span bǎi, bò — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 柏 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 柏 bǎi / bò(surname); cedar; cypress; cypress; cedarUseful words: 柏树, 松柏
- 柏 bǎi / bò(surname); cedar; cypress; cypress; cedarUseful words: 柏树, 松柏
Common words for these 2 "cypress" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 柏 (bǎi / bò) — so "cypress" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "cypress".
柏 bǎi / bò — (surname); cedar; cypress; cypress; cedar
公园里种着几棵高大的松柏。Gōng yuán lǐ zhòng zhe jǐ kē gāo dà de sōng bǎi.A few tall pines and cypresses are planted in the park.
Common words: 柏树 (bǎi shù)、松柏 (sōng bǎi)、柏油 (bǎi yóu)
All 2 characters
Open 柏、柏 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.