金铃子

金鈴子

jīnlíngzi

noun

Measure Word

一颗金铃子 kē

Meanings

1 chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
2 chinaberry tree fruit (used in traditional Chinese medicine as 川楝子)

Characters

(noun suffix) / seed

Examples

金铃子的果实呈金黄色，挂满枝头。

Jīnlíngzi de guǒshí chéng jīnhuáng sè, guà mǎn zhītóu.

The chinaberry's golden-yellow fruit hangs all over the branches.

中医用金铃子来疏肝止痛。

Zhōngyī yòng jīnlíngzi lái shū gān zhǐtòng.

Traditional Chinese medicine uses chinaberry fruit to soothe the liver and relieve pain.

Tips

memory

Literally 'golden bell seed' — the small ripe fruit really does resemble a tiny golden bell hanging from the tree. In TCM the dried fruit is called 川楝子 (chuānliànzǐ).

Stroke Order

金 jīn

铃 líng

子 zǐ