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Photo
Citrus japonica
By
Phuong Tran
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CC BY 2.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

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Photo
Dried kumquat slices
By
Fumikas Sagisavas
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CC0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

金桔

jīnjú
noun #49,697

Measure Word

一个金桔 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 kumquat (small citrus fruit eaten skin and all)

About the ingredient

水果 Fruit · In season: autumn and winter

An olive-sized orange citrus with a sweet, fragrant peel and sour flesh, usually eaten whole, skin and all. It is also candied and made into drinks.

Also called  金橘

Examples

HSK 7-9
广东人春节摆金桔树讨吉利。
Guǎngdōng rén Chūnjié bǎi jīnjú shù tǎo jílì.
Cantonese set out kumquat trees at Spring Festival for good luck.
HSK 7-9
金桔柠檬茶酸酸甜甜。
Jīnjú níngméngchá suān suān tián tián.
Kumquat-lemon tea is sweet and tangy.

Tips

culture
Potted 金桔 (also written 金橘) trees are the most common Lunar New Year decoration in Hong Kong, Guangdong and Singapore; 桔 sounds like 吉 jí (auspicious / lucky), so a fruit-laden tree symbolizes a year heavy with good fortune.

Stroke Order

金 jīn
桔 jú