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
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The tree that makes you happy is the tangerine.
Radicals
木
tree
吉
happiness This radical is a simplification of 喜, which also means “happiness”. There, a scholar 士 has a mouthful of beans 豆 and is happy.
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Vocabulary
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桔子
jú zi
tangerine
桔梗
jié gěng
Chinese bellflower
桔梗
jié gěng