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桂

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cassia; laurel

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Strokes
10
Radical
木 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
桂
Common rank
#1,635
Unicode
U+6842

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Formation & memory

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How 桂 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “tree” + 圭 sound ( guī )

Components 木 圭

How to remember it

cassia-bark tree · Heisig RSH #1573

木 tree + bricks

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 桂

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
桂林医学院 Guì lín Yī Xué yuàn Guilin Medical University
桂平市 Guì píng Shì Guiping, a county-level city in Guigang City 貴港市|贵港市[Gui4 gang3 Shi4], Guangxi
桂东县 Guì dōng Xiàn Guidong, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
桂阳县 Guì yáng Xiàn Guiyang, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
桂林市 Guì lín Shì Guilin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 x…
月桂树叶 yuè guì shù yè laurel leaf; bay leaf
临桂区 Lín guì Qū Lingui, a district of Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi
李成桂 Lǐ Chéng guì Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910)
月桂树 yuè guì shù laurel tree (Laurus nobilis); bay tree
月桂叶 yuè guì yè bay leaf; laurel leaf
金桂冠 Jīn Guì guān Kim Kye-gwan (1943-), North Korean diplomat, first vice-foreign minister and chief negotia…
桂花 guì huā osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans
桂木属 Guì mù shǔ genus Artocarpus
桂平 Guì píng see 桂平市[Gui4 ping2 Shi4]
桂东 Guì dōng see 桂東縣|桂东县[Gui4 dong1 Xian4]
桂阳 Guì yáng see 桂陽縣|桂阳县[Gui4 yang2 Xian4]
月桂冠 yuè guì guān laurel crown; victory garland (in Greek and Western culture)
桂林 Guì lín see 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4]
桂格 Guì gé Quaker (company)
桂鱼 guì yú mandarin fish

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 圭 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
圭 sound part guī jade tablet
挂 guà to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense
鞋 xié shoes, footwear in general
街 jiē street, road, thoroughfare
佳 jiā good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful
硅 guī silicon
哇 wā to vomit; an infant's cry
闺 guī women's quarters; lady's apartment
蛙 wā frog
奎 kuí a man's stride; a constellation
卦 guà divination, fortune-telling
洼 wā pit, hollow, depression; swamp
畦 qí sections in a vegetable farm
眭 suī a piercing gaze; the evil eye
筀 guì bamboo (archaic)
絓 guà to hinder, to obstruct
鲑 guī salmon; Spheroides vermicularis
恚 huì anger, rage
诖 guà error, mistake; to deceive, to mislead