Chinese Character Wiki

枳

zhǐ

trifoliate orange

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

tree

只 sound component

只  Sound component

zhǐ, zhī

  

only

Evolution

枳 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
枳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
枳 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
枳 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

枳  

zhǐ

trifoliate orange; hedge thorn; (Cant.) a plug; (orange)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5304th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

9

Unicode

U+67B3

Shuowen

“枳，木似橘。从木，只聲。”


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