Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
桂
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
桂
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
桂
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
桂
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
桂
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
桂
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
桂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
桂 [Guì]
surname Gui; abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[GuǎngxīZhuàngzúZìzhìqū]
桂 [guì]
cassia; laurel
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
桂 かつら
Katsura place namesurnamefemale given name
桂 けい
Kei female given namesurname
桂 けいえい
Keiei unclassified name
桂 けいじ
Keiji unclassified name
桂 さち
Sachi surname
桂 まり
Mari female given name
CHINESE WORDS (64)
肉桂 [ròuguì] #13,100
Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
桂冠 [guìguān] #14,057
laurel
桂林 [Guìlín] #9,548
Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
桂花 [guìhuā] #15,029
osmanthus flowers
桂皮 [guìpí] #28,735
Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia)
桂圆 [guìyuán] #20,642
see 龍眼|龙眼[lóngyǎn]
桂圆 [guìyuán] #20,642
see 龍眼|龙眼[lóngyǎn]
吴三桂 [WúSānguì] #24,520
Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
吴三桂 [WúSānguì] #24,520
Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
折桂 [zhéguì] #44,648
to win the laurels
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JAPANESE WORDS (31)
桂馬 [けいま] #52,260
knight
月桂樹 [げっけいじゅ] #63,762
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis)
月桂冠 [げっけいかん] #76,966
laurel wreath
桂庵 [けいあん] #94,621
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period)
肉桂 [にっけい] #105,921
cinnamon
月桂 [げっけい] #129,613
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis)
桂剥き [かつらむき] #140,069
rotary cutting
桂皮 [けいひ] #148,930
cinnamon
桂林 [けいりん] #162,986
katsura forest
桂冠詩人 [けいかんしじん] #185,970
poet laureate
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KOREAN WORDS (4)