橘 — Chinese character
橘
jú
orange, tangerine
- Pinyin
- jú
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 16
- Components
- 木 矞
- Formation
- pictophonetic — tree; meaning component 木; sound component 矞
- Japanese
- 橘 as a kanji
Common words with 橘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 橘子 | jú zi | mandarin orange; tangerine; (loosely) orange; measure word: 瓣 (bàn) |
| 柑橘 | gān jú | citrus |
| 橘色 | jú sè | orange (color) |
| 橘黄色 (橘黃色) | jú huáng sè | tangerine yellow; saffron (color) |
| 橘红 (橘紅) | jú hóng | orange (color); orange peel (used in TCM) |
| 越橘 | yuè jú | cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) |
| 金橘 | jīn jú | kumquat; also written 金桔 (jīn jú) |
| 橘子酱 (橘子醬) | jú zi jiàng | orange jam; marmalade |
| 橘树 (橘樹) | jú shù | mandarin orange tree |
| 枸橘 | gōu jú | trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata) |
| 橘子水 | jú zi shuǐ | orangeade; orange squash |
| 柑橘酱 (柑橘醬) | gān jú jiàng | marmalade |
English words written with 橘
橘 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 2
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.