桔

jié

Meanings

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jié

1.used in 桔梗[jié gěng]
2.used in 桔槔[jié gāo]

jú

1.variant of 橘[jú]

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Wiktionary

1.used in 桔梗 (jiégěng)
2.used in 桔槔 (jiégāo, “well sweep”); also used as its short form
3.to suspend with a well sweep
4.only used in 桔柣
5.mandarin orange, Citrus reticulata, tangerine, orange
6.lesbian

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kiːd): semantic 木 (“wood”) + phonetic 吉 (OC *klid).

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Components

桔木吉

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Related words

桔子 variant of 橘子[jú zi]桔槔 well sweep (device for raising and lowering a bucket in a well, using a pivoted pole)桔梗 Chinese bellflower; balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)金桔 kumquat 洋桔梗 (botany) lisianthus; prairie gentian (Eustoma russellianum)