Chinese symbol for “citron”
香橼
xiāng yuán
Traditional: 香櫞
citron (Citrus medica)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for citron is 香橼 (xiāng yuán), defined as: citron (Citrus medica).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “citron”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 香橼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana; measure word: 根 (gēn), 把 (bǎ) |
| 香烟 (香煙) | xiāng yān | smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line; cigarette (CL:支 (zhī),条 (tiáo),根 (gēn),包 |
| 香水 | xiāng shuǐ | perfume; cologne |
| 香味 | xiāng wèi | fragrance; bouquet |
| 香料 | xiāng liào | spice; flavoring |
| 枸橼 (枸櫞) | jǔ yuán | citron (Citrus medica) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “citron”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.