枸 (gǒu): a bound morpheme used in plant…

Meanings

1 a bound morpheme used in plant names — chiefly 枸杞 (gǒuqǐ, goji berry / wolfberry) and 枸骨 (gǒugǔ, Chinese holly)
2 (reading jǔ) used in 枸橼 (jǔyuán, citron)
3 (reading gōu) bent; crooked (rare)

Characters

枸

gǒu

(in 枸杞) goji; (in 枸骨) holly

Examples

枸最常见于枸杞这个词里。

Gǒu zuì chángjiàn yú gǒuqǐ zhège cí lǐ.

枸 most commonly appears in the word goji (gǒuqǐ).

妈妈泡了一杯枸杞茶。

Māma pào le yī bēi gǒuqǐ chá.

Mom brewed a cup of goji tea.

Tips

memory

Wood radical 木 + 句 (gōu/jù) phonetic. 枸 has three readings: gǒu (枸杞 goji, 枸骨 holly) — by far the most common, jǔ (枸橼 citron), and gōu (a rare "bent" reading). For practical purposes, when you see 枸 today it's almost always pronounced gǒu in 枸杞.