The kanji 桃 represents "peach" or "peach tree". It encompasses the fruit itself, the tree that bears the fruit, and, by extension, things associated with peaches, such as their color or symbolism.

・On-yomi (音読み): とう (tō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): もも (momo)

⚫︎ 桃の花 Translation: Peach blossom ⚫︎ 桃色 Translation: Peach color; pink ⚫︎ 桃の節句 Translation: Peach Festival (Girl's Day, Hinamatsuri)

The kanji 桃 is a phono-semantic compound. ⚫︎ The left side, 木 (ki), is the radical and means "tree" or "wood," indicating the character's association with plants. ⚫︎ The right side is 兆 (chō), which is the phonetic component, suggesting the sound and meaning of the character. The combination of 木 and 兆 formed 桃, depicting a "peach tree" or "peach." The character has evolved over time, but the core meaning of peach has remained consistent.