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桂

guì

cassia, cinnamon

🔤 Pictophonetic: 木 (tree) provides meaning, 圭 provides pronunciation
HSK 10 strokes Common (19%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

木
mù
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
圭
guī
jade tablet
⿰木圭 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

mù
木
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
📷 Pictographic: A tree
4 strokes HSK 5
guī
圭
jade tablet
💡 Ideographic: A stack of tablets
6 strokes

Words Using 桂 (45)

ròuguì
肉桂 ↗
Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
Guì
桂 ↗
surname Gui / abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region [[廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区<GuǎngxīZhuàngzúZìzhìqū>]]
guì
桂 ↗
cassia / laurel
guìguān
桂冠 ↗
laurel / victory garland (in Greek and Western culture)
yuèguì
月桂 ↗
laurel (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree / bay leaf
guìpí
桂皮 ↗
Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia) / cassia bark
yuèguìguān
月桂冠 ↗
laurel crown / victory garland (in Greek and Western culture)
WúSānguì
吴三桂 ↗
Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
yuèguìyè
月桂叶 ↗
bay leaf / laurel leaf
zhéguì
折桂 ↗
to win the laurels / to pass an imperial examination / to win a championship
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