树荫
shù yìn · HSK 7
shade of a tree
🌳 树 = tree + 荫 = shade; the shade cast by a tree
树 shù means tree; 荫 yìn means shade or shadow cast by foliage. Together they name the cool patch of shade under a tree's canopy.
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'.