桔 (jié) — tangerine, mandarin orange (variant of 橘)
Definition
桔 (jié) is a written or southern-dialect variant of 橘 (jú); both mean 'tangerine/mandarin orange'. In standard Mandarin, prefer 橘.
bound form
tangerinemandarin orange (variant of 橘)
Easily confused
- 洁jiélook-alikeclean (bound morpheme, used in compounds)
- 节jiésound-alike(classifier) for segments of connected things: lessons, train cars, sections
- 结jiélook-alike(noun) knot
- 杰jiésound-alike(bound form) outstanding, prominent
- 劫jiésound-aliketo rob; to plunder; to seize by force
- 截jiésound-alike(verb) to cut off; to intercept; to stop
Examples
- 。Zhè ge jié zi hěn tián.This tangerine is very sweet.
- 。Tā xiǎng chī yí gè jié zi.He wants to eat a tangerine.
- 。jié Zi de yán sè hěn piào liang.The tangerine's color is very pretty.
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.
桔 is built from 木, meaning wood, and 吉, which supplies the sound.
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