Usage of the character 树

"ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲／粉丝 (fěnsī) and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree)
(sex position) man standing, woman clinging to his upper body
(erotic massage) full-body licking

tiěshùkāihuā

铁树开花

[鐵樹開花]

lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)
a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence

pánwěishùquè

盘尾树鹊

[盤尾樹鵲]

(bird species of China) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)

wǔbèizishù

五倍子树

[五倍子樹]

Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)

qiángjiǎoshùyīng

强脚树莺

[強腳樹鶯]

(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)

Yuǎndōngshùyīng

远东树莺

[遠東樹鶯]

(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis borealis)

fèngtóushùyàn

凤头树燕

[鳳頭樹燕]

(bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)

yuèguìshùyè

月桂树叶

[月桂樹葉]

laurel leaf; bay leaf

zòngdǐngshùyīng

棕顶树莺

[棕頂樹鶯]

(bird species of China) grey-sided bush warbler (Cettia brunnifrons)

chúnsuānshùzhī

醇酸树脂

[醇酸樹脂]

alkyd resin

líntóushùyīng

鳞头树莺

[鱗頭樹鶯]

(bird species of China) Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)

Xiūshìshùyīng

休氏树莺

[休氏樹鶯]

(bird species of China) Hume's bush warbler (Horornis brunnescens)

biéshùyīzhì

别树一帜

[別樹一幟]

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
to stand out
to develop one's own school
to have attitude of one's own

dúshùyīzhì

独树一帜

[獨樹一幟]

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
to stand out
to develop one's own school
to have attitude of one's own

jīnjīnàshù

金鸡纳树

[金雞納樹]

Cinchona ledgeriana, tree whose bark contains quinine

biéshùyīqí

别树一旗

[別樹一旗]

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
to stand out
to develop one's own school
to have attitude of one's own

tǎwěishùquè

塔尾树鹊

[塔尾樹鵲]

(bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)

hóumiànbāoshù

猴面包树

[猴麵包樹]

boabab tree
monkey-bread tree
Adansonia digitata (botany)

huángfùshùyīng

黄腹树莺

[黃腹樹鶯]

(bird species of China) yellow-bellied bush warbler (Horornis acanthizoides)

zhíshùzàolín

植树造林

[植樹造林]

afforestation

Cūnshàng Chūnshù

村上春树

[村上春樹]

MURAKAMI Haruki (1949-), Japanese novelist and translator

Lóngshù Púsà

龙树菩萨

[龍樹菩薩]

Nagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva)

dàshùbōluó

大树菠萝

[大樹菠蘿]

jackfruit

shùzhuàngxìbāo

树状细胞

[樹狀細胞]

dendritic cell

yìsèshùyīng

异色树莺

[異色樹鶯]

(bird species of China) aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus)

shùshàngkāihuā

树上开花

[樹上開花]

to deck the tree with false blossoms
to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)

zhīlányùshù

芝兰玉树

[芝蘭玉樹]

lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects

kuānwěishùyīng

宽尾树莺

[寬尾樹鶯]

(bird species of China) Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)

dúshùyīgé

独树一格

[獨樹一格]

to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)

shùdàzhāofēng

树大招风

[樹大招風]

lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)
fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism

dànjiǎoshùyīng

淡脚树莺

[淡腳樹鶯]

(bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Urosphena pallidipes)

zōngfùshùquè

棕腹树鹊

[棕腹樹鵲]

(bird species of China) rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)

pífúhànshù

蚍蜉撼树

[蚍蜉撼樹]

lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
to overrate oneself (idiom)

bèiduōluóshù

贝多罗树

[貝多羅樹]

Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as writing media

Rìběnshùyīng

日本树莺

[日本樹鶯]

(bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)

hànshùpífú

撼树蚍蜉

[撼樹蚍蜉]

lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
to overrate oneself (idiom)

hēi'éshùquè

黑额树鹊

[黑額樹鵲]

(bird species of China) collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis)

bǎiniánshùrén

百年树人

[百年樹人]

(idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens

huǒshùyínhuā

火树银花

[火樹銀花]

display of fireworks and lanterns

wúyòngzhīshù

无用之树

[無用之樹]

useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遙遊／逍遥游)

jùzhǐshùzhī

聚酯树脂

[聚酯樹脂]

polyester resin

pífúhàndàshù

蚍蜉撼大树

[蚍蜉撼大樹]

lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom)
fig. to overrate one's own strength
also written 蚍蜉撼樹／蚍蜉撼树 (pífúhànshù)

Huángguǒshù Pùbù

黄果树瀑布

[黃果樹瀑布]

Huangguoshu waterfalls, Anshun 安順／安顺 ( Anshùn), Guizhou

shùtūzhuàngxìbāo

树突状细胞

[樹突狀細胞]

dendritic cell

jiànxuèfēnghóushù

见血封喉树

[見血封喉樹]

Antiaris toxicaria (botany)

jīnguānshùbāge

金冠树八哥

[金冠樹八哥]

(bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)

shùdǎohúsūnsàn

树倒猢狲散

[樹倒猢猻散]

When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause
Rats leave a sinking ship.

āyuèhúnzǐshù

阿月浑子树

[阿月渾子樹]

pistachio tree

jiānjiāyǐyùshù

蒹葭倚玉树

[蒹葭倚玉樹]

lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom)
fig. the lowly associating with the noble; the weak seeking help from the strong

Huángguǒshù Dà Pùbù

黄果树大瀑布

[黃果樹大瀑布]

Huangguoshu falls, Anshun 安順／安顺 ( Anshùn), Guizhou

Quánmín Yìwù Zhíshùrì

全民义务植树日

[全民義務植樹日]

National Tree Planting Day (March 12th), as known as Arbor Day 植樹節／植树节 ( Zhíshùjié)

Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu

玉树藏族自治州

[玉樹藏族自治州]

Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

dàshùdǐxiàhǎochéngliáng

大树底下好乘凉

[大樹底下好乘涼]

lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person

rùnsìyuè,chīshùyè

闰四月，吃树叶

[閏四月，吃樹葉]

an intercalary fourth month brings food shortages

shùyùjìng'érfēngbùzhǐ

树欲静而风不止

[樹欲靜而風不止]

lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not

shùnuósǐ,rénnuóhuó

树挪死，人挪活

[樹挪死，人挪活]

lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)
fig. human beings, unlike trees, thrive on change

zhǐjiànshùmùbùjiànsēnlín

只见树木不见森林

[只見樹木不見森林]

unable to see the wood for the trees
fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture

shíniánshùmù,bǎiniánshùrén

十年树木，百年树人

[十年樹木，百年樹人]

(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people

bùyàozàiyīkēshùshàngdiàosǐ

不要在一棵树上吊死

[不要在一棵樹上吊死]

don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
there's more than one way to skin a cat

shùgāoqiānzhàng,luòyèguīgēn

树高千丈，落叶归根

[樹高千丈，落葉歸根]

see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根／树高千丈，叶落归根 (shùgāoqiānzhàng,yèluòguīgēn)

qiánrénzāishù,hòurénchéngliáng

前人栽树，后人乘凉

[前人栽樹，後人乘涼]

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

shùgāoqiānzhàng,yèluòguīgēn

树高千丈，叶落归根

[樹高千丈，葉落歸根]

fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
fig. everything has its ancestral home
in old age, an expatriate returns home