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枳
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trifoliate orange

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Trees
zhǐ
キ、シ
からたち
지, 기
Components
木 tree+ 只 only =
枳 trifoliate orange
木 Meaning component
mù tree
tree
只 Phonetic component
zhǐ only
variant of 只[zhǐ]
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
枳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
枳 [zhǐ]
(orange); hedge thorn
Japanese
枸橘 、 枳殻 、 枳 からたち 、 きこく 、 カラタチ 同音
noun usually kana trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata); hardy orange
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
枳 からたち
Karatachi surname
CHINESE WORDS (4)
枳壳 [zhǐ​qiào]
bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM)
枳实 [zhǐ​shí]
dried fruit of immature citron or trifoliate orange (used in TCM)
枳实 [zhǐ​shí]
dried fruit of immature citron or trifoliate orange (used in TCM)
枳壳 [zhǐ​qiào]
bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM)
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
枸橘 [からたち] #93,543
trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata)
荼枳尼 [だきに] #114,341
Dakini (fairy-goddess)
倶伎羅 [くきら]
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
枳実 [きじつ]
dried immature orange (used in Chinese traditional medicine)