棵 (kē): meaning and stroke order

棵 in our stories

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• 大火烧了三天三夜，却始终没有人走出来。火灭后，人们在一棵烧焦的柳树下，发现了母子两人的遗体。

  dàhuǒ shāo le sān tiān sān yè què shǐzhōng méiyǒu rén zǒu chūlai huǒ miè hòu rénmen zài yì kē shāojiāo de liǔshù xià fāxiàn le mǔzǐ liǎng rén de yítǐ

  The fire burned for three days and three nights, yet nobody ever came out. When it died down, they found mother and son dead beneath a scorched willow.

  From the story Cold Food Day and Qingming HSK 7–9 · Level 7

• “问题是他家那棵柿子树，一半的树枝都伸到了我家院子里。秋天落叶，把我家的排水沟堵得死死的；熟透的柿子掉下来，砸在玻璃顶上，砰砰响，半夜都能把人吓醒。”

  wèntí shì tā jiā nà kē shìzishù yíbàn de shùzhī dōu shēn dào le wǒ jiā yuànzi lǐ qiūtiān luò yè bǎ wǒ jiā de páishuǐgōu dǔ de sǐsǐ de shútòu de shìzi diào xiàlai zá zài bōli dǐng shàng pēngpēng xiǎng bànyè dōu néng bǎ rén xià xǐng

  "The problem is his persimmon tree: half its branches reach into my garden. In autumn the leaves block my drains solid, and ripe persimmons drop onto the glass roof—bang, bang—loud enough to scare you awake at midnight."

  From the story The persimmon tree over the wall HSK 7–9 · Level 9