柑 (gān) — mandarin orange (a type of citrus fruit)
Definition
noun
mandarin orange (a type of citrus fruit)
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 钳qiánlook-alike(noun) pliers, tongs, pincers, claw (of animal)
- 干gānsound-alikedry (adjective)
- 绀gànlook-alike(bound form) dark purple, deep bluish-purple
- 甘gānsound-alikesweet (in taste or quality; used in compounds like 甘甜)
- 肝gānsound-alikeliver (organ)
- 乾gānsound-alikeheaven, the male principle; the Qian trigram (☰) and hexagram (䷀) of the Yijing
Examples
- 柑，。Zhè ge gān hěn tián, nǐ cháng cháng.This mandarin orange is very sweet, have a taste.
- 柑。Wǒ mǎi le yì xiāng gān sòng gěi péng you.I bought a box of mandarin oranges to give to a friend.
- 柑。gān De pí kě yǐ pào chá hē.The peel of mandarin oranges can be used to make tea.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
柑 is made of 木 (wood; tree) and 甘 (gān), with 甘 providing the sound.
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