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tangerine; orange In Cantonese, 橘 refers to the species of tangerine which is more yellowish whereas 桔 is more orange in colour. The latter has loose skin that is more easily removed.
In Mandarin, 橘 might be used loosely to include 桔 and 橙 as well.  Stroke count: 16
Level: 2
Radical: 木 (#75)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 5818 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Jan 2012 07:53 |
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盧橘
lou4 gwat1 = [粵] Loquat ; [國]枇杷 粵
橘子
gwat1 zi2 = an orange 國
金橘
gam1 gwat1 = kumquat
越橘
jyut6 gwat1 = cowberry; lingonberry; tangleberry; whortleberry; cranberry
蔓越橘
maan6 jyut6 gwat1 = a mossberry |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 橘
Unicode code for this character: U+6a58 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 橘
Unicode code for this character: U+6a58 (off-site link)
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