jié

Chinese bellflower

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

吉 sound component

  Sound component

  

lucky

Evolution

桔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
桔 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
桔 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
桔 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
桔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

Chinese bellflower; well-swept; the inner fibers of corn-stalks; variant of [jú]

 

jié

Platycodon grandiflorus; water bucket

Most common words with 桔
Freq.
Word
Meaning

tangerine

桔子

tangerine

桔梗

Chinese bellflower

金桔

kumquat