橙
chéng
HSK 6
#3,564 most
frequent character
orange tree, orange (color)
noun
adjective
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
橙 joins 木 tree with 登 dēng, a sound part with the same rhyme. It first meant the orange tree and its fruit. That grew into the color orange. Read dīng, it also means the orange fruit.
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Example Sentences
他喜欢橙色的衣服。
tā xǐhuān chéngsè de yīfú 。
He likes orange-colored clothes.
这棵橙树长得很高。
zhè kē chéng shù chángdé hěngāo 。
This orange tree grows very tall.
橙子在水果中很受欢迎。
chéng zǐ zài shuǐguǒ zhōng hěn shòuhuānyíng 。
Oranges are very popular among fruits.
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