Example sentences
zhuō桌zi子shàng上yǒu有bēi杯zi子。
There's a cup on the table.
zhuō桌zi子cā擦gàn干jìng净le了。
The table is wiped clean.
The story behind the character
桌
桌 is a variant of 卓 (tall) with a 木 (wood) base added. It meant "tall," then the tall table. As opposed to the low 案. So a desk was once just "the tall one."