橘

jú
#3,607 most
frequent character
mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

橘 joins 木 tree with 矞 yù, a sound part with the same rhyme. It first meant the name of a fruit tree. From that came orange and tangerine.

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Homophones

局jú
(measure word)
局jú
(measure word)
局jú
(measure word)

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