橘
mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine
16 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,347 U+6A58
How 橘 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 矞 (phonetic, yù)
How to remember it
tangerine · Heisig RSH #2263
木 tree + 矛 spear + helmet + animal legs + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 矞
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 矞 (yù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矞 sound component | yù | to bore with an awl; bright, charming |
| 鹬 | yù | snipe, kingfisher |
| 璚 | jué | splendid; a jade ring |
Words containing 橘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 橘子水 | jú zi shuǐ | orangeade; orange squash; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1],罐[guan4],盒[he2] |
| 橘黄色 | jú huáng sè | tangerine yellow; saffron (color) |
| 橘皮组织 | jú pí zǔ zhī | cellulite |
| 橘子 | jú zi | tangerine; CL:個|个[ge4],瓣[ban4] |
| 烂橘子 | Làn jú zi | (slang) EA's Origin platform |
| 金橘 | jīn jú | kumquat; also written 金桔[jin1 ju2] |
| 橘里橘气 | jú lǐ jú qì | lesbian-like (i.e. exhibiting lesbian traits) (coined c. 2018) |
| 橘红 | jú hóng | orange (color); orange peel (used in TCM) |
| 橘色 | jú sè | orange (color) |
| 橘子酱 | jú zi jiàng | orange jam; marmalade |
| 橘子汁 | jú zi zhī | orange juice; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1],罐[guan4],盒[he2]; see also 橙汁[cheng2 zhi1] |
| 橘树 | jú shù | orange tree |
| 砂糖橘 | shā táng jú | sugar mandarin (Citrus reticulata cv. "Shatangju"), a cultivar of mandarin that originated… |
| 橘味 | jú wèi | tangerine flavor; yuri (genre of fiction featuring lesbian romantic or sexual relationship… |
| 橘录 | jú lù | classification of orange trees by 12th century Song dynasty botanist Han Yanzhi 韓彥直|韩彦直[Ha… |
| 越橘 | yuè jú | cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) |
| 橘络 | jú luò | pith of mandarin orange |
| 蔓越橘 | màn yuè jú | cranberry |
| 柑橘酱 | gān jú jiàng | marmalade |
| 柑橘 | gān jú | citrus |