mandarin orange, tangerine

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

tree

矞 sound component

  Sound component

  

bore with awl

Evolution

橘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
橘 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
橘 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
橘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

orange, tangerine; mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine

Most common words with 橘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

tangerine

橘子

tangerine

柑橘

citrus

橘红

orange (color)

越橘

cowberry