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枸橼

枸櫞
jǔyuán
noun

Measure Word

一个枸橼 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 citron

Examples

HSK 6
枸橼长得像一个大柠檬。
Jǔyuán zhǎng de xiàng yí ge dà níngméng.
A citron looks like a big lemon.
HSK 7-9
佛手是枸橼的一个变种，果实像张开的手指。
Fóshǒu shì jǔyuán de yí ge biànzhǒng, guǒshí xiàng zhāngkāi de shǒuzhǐ.
Buddha's hand is a variety of citron, with fruit shaped like spread fingers.

Tips

mistakes
枸 is read jǔ here, not gǒu as in 枸杞 (goji). The fruit is also called 香橼.
usage
The name lives on in medicine labels: 枸橼酸 is the older word for citric acid, now usually 柠檬酸, and 枸橼酸钠 is sodium citrate.

Stroke Order

枸 gǒu
橼 yuán