树梢
shù shāo · HSK 7
treetop
🌲 树梢 = 树 (tree) + 梢 (tip/twig-end) = the very top of a tree
梢 means the thin tapering end of a branch or pole; pair it with 树 (tree) and you get the treetop. The 木 radical in 梢 flags it as wood-related, and 肖 gives the shāo sound.
树 — wood 木 + 對 (phonetic, simplified to 对)
树 originally combined 木 'tree' with 尌, suggesting planting something upright. The right side served mainly as a phonetic clue, while 木 carried the meaning. Over time it came to mean both 'tree' and the verb 'to plant' or 'establish'.