柑
gān
#4,262 most
frequent character
large tangerine
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
柑 has 木, wood, as its meaning part and 甘 gān, a mouth with something inside, as both meaning and sound part. It first meant a wooden bit for a horse bridle. The tangerine meaning was borrowed only for its sound, with no link to the bit.
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