柠

檸
níng
#4,239 most
frequent character
used in 檸檬|柠檬[ning2meng2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

柠 pairs 木, tree or wood, with 宁 níng, which supplies the sound. It first named a tree whose bark was used in medicine. The lemon meaning was borrowed only for its sound, with no link to that tree.

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Homophones

HSK 6
拧níng
to pinch, wring
宁níng
peaceful, to pacify
凝níng
to congeal, to concentrate attention

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