桔
2 readings · tap one to hear it
variant of 橘[ju2]
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 桔
- Common rank
- #3,803
- Unicode
- U+6854
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 桔
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桔子 | variant of 橘子[ju2 zi5] | |
| 金桔 | kumquat | |
| 洋桔梗 | (botany) lisianthus; prairie gentian (Eustoma russellianum) | |
| 桔梗 | Chinese bellflower; balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) | |
| 桔槔 | well sweep (device for raising and lowering a bucket in a well, using a pivoted pole) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 吉 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吉 sound part | lucky, propitious, good | |
| 结 | knot, tie; to connect, to join | |
| 洁 | clean, pure; to purify, to cleanse | |
| 髻 | bun, topknot | |
| 诘 | to question, to interrogate | |
| 秸 | stalks of millet or corn | |
| 颉 | contest; to fly, to soar | |
| 拮 | busy, occupied; to pursue | |
| 黠 | sly, cunning, shrewd; artful | |
| 劼 | cautious, discreet, prudent | |
| 咭 | (Cant.) to guard (from Engl. 'guard'); a card (from Engl. 'card'); young and pretty (from … | |
| 佶 | strong, robust; exact, correct | |
| 鲒 | clam; oyster |