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| − | <WL>桔 [jié] 桔槔 well sweep/pole (shadoof/shaduf); (药草名) bellflower [jú] (=橘) orange/tangerine@@ [xié] 桔柣 | + | <WL>桔 [jié] 桔槔 well sweep/pole (shadoof/shaduf); (药草名) bellflower [jú] (=橘) orange/tangerine@@; (HDZ:) … [xié] 桔柣 |
The character 桔() jié ‘bellflower; well sweep’ combines 木 (mù) ‘tree/wood’, and 吉() jí (phonosemantic) as in 结/結() jié ‘tie/bind’. | The character 桔() jié ‘bellflower; well sweep’ combines 木 (mù) ‘tree/wood’, and 吉() jí (phonosemantic) as in 结/結() jié ‘tie/bind’. | ||
Note: Today 桔 (also wr. 吉) substitutes for 橘 jú ‘tangerine’, since 桔 is so much easier to write (and 吉 is so auspicious; oranges are temple/gift offerings); cf. 橘. | Note: Today 桔 (also wr. 吉) substitutes for 橘 jú ‘tangerine’, since 桔 is so much easier to write (and 吉 is so auspicious; oranges are temple/gift offerings); cf. 橘. | ||
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