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桔
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orange

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Trees
jú
キツ、ケツ
길
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.
Components
木 tree+ 吉 lucky =
桔 orange
木 Meaning component
mù tree
吉 Phonetic component
jí lucky
lucky, propitious, good
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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 Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
桔
Regular
Modern
Chinese
桔 [jié]
Platycodon grandiflorus; water bucket
桔 [jú]
variant of 橘[jú]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
桔子 [jú​zi] #12,222
tangerine
桔梗 [jié​gěng] #56,078
Chinese bellflower
金桔 [jīn​jú] #49,697
kumquat
桔槔 [jié​gāo]
well sweep (device for raising and lowering a bucket in a well, using a pivoted pole)
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
桔梗 [ききょう] #26,577
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
沢桔梗 [さわぎきょう] #170,613
Lobelia sessilifolia (species of lobelia)
千島桔梗 [ちしまぎきょう] #313,879
hairyflower bellflower (Campanula chamissonis)
岩桔梗 [いわぎきょう]
mountain harebell (Campanula lasiocarpa)
捻じ桔梗 [ねじききょう]
twisted Chinese bellflower crest