橘子

júzi

noun HSK 7 #7,754

Measure Word

一颗橘子 kē

Meanings

1 tangerine; mandarin orange

Characters

橘 (tangerine) + 子 (noun suffix). Note: 桔 is a common simplified variant of 橘.

Examples

这些橘子真甜。

Zhèxiē júzi zhēn tián.

These tangerines are really sweet.

南方人过年的时候喜欢买橘子。

Nánfāngrén guònián de shíhou xǐhuān mǎi júzi.

Southern Chinese like to buy tangerines for Chinese New Year.

Tips

culture

橘子 and 桔子 are interchangeable. Tangerines are lucky fruits for Chinese New Year because 橘/桔 sounds like 吉 (lucky). In Cantonese, 柑 (mandarin orange) sounds like 金 (gold). That's why you see piles of oranges everywhere during Spring Festival.

Stroke Order

橘 jú

子 zǐ