橘

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mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “tree” + 矞 sound ( yù )

Components 木矞

tangerine · Heisig RSH #2263

木 tree + 矛 spear + helmet + animal legs + 口 mouth

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
橘子水	jú zi shuǐ	orangeade; orange squash; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1],罐[guan4],盒[he2]
橘黄色	jú huáng sè	tangerine yellow; saffron (color)
橘皮组织	jú pí zǔ zhī	cellulite
橘子	jú zi	tangerine; CL:個\|个[ge4],瓣[ban4]
烂橘子	Làn jú zi	(slang) EA's Origin platform
金橘	jīn jú	kumquat; also written 金桔[jin1 ju2]
橘里橘气	jú lǐ jú qì	lesbian-like (i.e. exhibiting lesbian traits) (coined c. 2018)
橘红	jú hóng	orange (color); orange peel (used in TCM)
橘子酱	jú zi jiàng	orange jam; marmalade
橘色	jú sè	orange (color)
橘子汁	jú zi zhī	orange juice; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1],罐[guan4],盒[he2]; see also 橙汁[cheng2 zhi1]
橘树	jú shù	orange tree
砂糖橘	shā táng jú	sugar mandarin (Citrus reticulata cv. "Shatangju"), a cultivar of mandarin that originated…
橘味	jú wèi	tangerine flavor; yuri (genre of fiction featuring lesbian romantic or sexual relationship…
橘录	jú lù	classification of orange trees by 12th century Song dynasty botanist Han Yanzhi 韓彥直\|韩彦直[Ha…
越橘	yuè jú	cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
橘络	jú luò	pith of mandarin orange
蔓越橘	màn yuè jú	cranberry
柑橘酱	gān jú jiàng	marmalade
柑橘	gān jú	citrus

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
矞 sound part	yù	to bore with an awl; bright, charming
鹬	yù	snipe, kingfisher
璚	jué	splendid; a jade ring