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栀

梔
zhī
noun

Measure Word

一棵栀子 kē

Meanings

  1. 1 gardenia
  2. 2 cape jasmine

Examples

院子里的栀子花飘香。
Yuànzi lǐ de zhīzihuā piāoxiāng.
The gardenias in the yard are giving off a sweet scent.
她喜欢栀子洁白的花。
Tā xǐhuan zhīzi jiébái de huā.
She likes the white blossoms of the gardenia.

Tips

culture
Almost always 栀子 or 栀子花. The fragrant white summer flower is a classic symbol of early-summer in Chinese songs and poems; its fruit also yields a yellow dye.

Components

radical
木 mù
tree; wood
Left-side tree radical 木. The gardenia is a woody shrub, so the plant gets the wood radical rather than the grass one.
phonetic
卮 zhī
ancient wine vessel; (here) sound
Right side 卮 supplies the sound zhī. One traditional explanation links the round gardenia fruit to the shape of this cup-like vessel.

Stroke Order

栀 zhī