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柑

gān
noun #43,797

Meanings

  1. 1 mandarin orange
  2. 2 loose-skinned citrus (larger than a tangerine)

Examples

HSK 7-9
柑橘熟了，满树都是红点。
Gānjú shú le, mǎn shù dōu shì hóng diǎn.
The mandarins are ripe; the whole tree is dotted with red.
HSK 7-9
这种柑很甜，皮很好剥。
Zhèzhǒng gān hěn tián, pí hěn hǎo bāo.
This kind of mandarin is sweet and the skin peels off easily.

Tips

usage
柑 is usually paired in 柑橘 (citrus fruit in general). It refers to a loose-skinned orange bigger than a 橘 (tangerine) but smaller than a pomelo.

Components

radical
木 mù
tree; wood
The tree radical. 柑 is a fruit tree, so the wood radical places it among the plant words alongside 橘, 桃 and 梨.
phonetic
甘 gān
sweet
Supplies the sound (standalone 甘 is gān) and a perfect meaning hint: the fruit is sweet. This is a rare case where the phonetic also reinforces the sense.

Stroke Order

柑 gān