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枳

zhǐ

trifoliate orange; hedge thorn

🔤 Pictophonetic: 木 (tree) provides meaning, 只 provides pronunciation

HSK 9 strokes Uncommon (53%)

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Component Breakdown

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木

mù

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

只

zhī

only, merely, just

⿰木只 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

zhī

只

only, merely, just

💡 Ideographic: Simple words 八 coming from the mouth 口

5 strokes HSK 3

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 枳 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

枳 ↗

zhǐ

(orange) / hedge thorn

zhǐ

枳 ↗

(orange) / hedge thorn

枳实 ↗

zhǐshí

dried fruit of immature citron or trifoliate orange (used in TCM)

zhǐshí

枳实 ↗

dried fruit of immature citron or trifoliate orange (used in TCM)

枳壳 ↗

zhǐqiào

immature bitter orange (Fructus aurantii immaturus) (used in TCM)

zhǐqiào

枳壳 ↗

immature bitter orange (Fructus aurantii immaturus) (used in TCM)