Chinese Character 枳 Meanings and components.

Form

枳

Meaning

枳 meaning[3] in English

(Orange).

Hedge Thorn.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 枳 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and only (只)

Its radical[1] is: 木 (mu4) which means: Surname Mu, .木mu4surname Mu

In cangjie it is written with DRC

How to write 枳

To write枳zhi3(orange) you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 只zhi3only arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 只 = 枳

枳 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 枳 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 枳, looks as follow:

枳
Pinyin:zhi3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: (Orange) . Hedge Thorn
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
只
Pinyin:zhi3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Only . Merely . Just . But
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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