Memory phrase for the character: 桔

桔

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Meaning

tangerine

Pronunciation

jié, jú

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: happy 吉 (simplification of 喜, where the scholar 士 has beans 豆 in the mouth 口 and is happy.)

Mnemonic
 
The tree that makes you happy is the tangerine.

Radicals

木 tree
吉 happinessThis radical is a simplification of 喜, which also means “happiness”. There, a scholar 士 has a mouthful of beans 豆 and is happy.




 Vocabulary

桔子 jú zi  tangerine
桔梗 jié gěng  Chinese bellflower
桔梗 jié gěng  

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