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柑 (gān): Tangerine — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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柑

柑=木tree+甘sweet

A tree (木) that bears sweet, orange-like fruits (甘) — a citrus tree or its fruit.

4.

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5.

Related Words: 柑

广柑 • guǎng gān • Canton orange (a type of orange)

guǎng广

gān柑

Canton orange (a type of orange)

柑子 • gān zǐ • tangerine (common name)

gān柑

zǐ子

tangerine (common name)

柑橘 • gān jú • citrus fruits (e.g., oranges, tangerines)

gān柑

jú橘

citrus fruits (e.g., oranges, tangerines)

蜜柑 • mì gān • mandarin orange (sweet variety)

mì蜜

gān柑

mandarin orange (sweet variety)

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Example Sentences

mā妈

ma妈

zài在

shì市

chǎng场

shàng上

mǎi买

le了

jǐ几

jīn斤

xīn新

xiān鲜

de的

gān柑

zǐ子

。

Mom bought a few jin of fresh tangerines at the market.

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huān欢

chī吃

guǎng广

gān柑

。

I like eating Canton oranges.

qiū秋

tiān天

shì是

chī吃

gān柑

jú橘

de的

hǎo好

jì

zhè这

ge个

mì蜜

gān柑

hěn很

tián甜

，

yì一

diǎn

Information

Pinyingān

Meaningtangerine, loose-skinned orange

Strokes9

Radical木

Traditional柑

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#4276

Zhuyinㄍㄢ

UnicodeU+67D1

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季

jié节

。

Autumn is a good season to eat citrus fruits.

点

yě也

bù不

suān酸

。

This mandarin orange is very sweet, not sour at all.

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Characters pronounced "gan".

赣gànJiangxi province; places therein
橄gǎnolive
肝gānliver
尴gānembarrassed, awkward
干gàntrunk; main part; do; work
竿gānbamboo pole, rod

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "木".

榻tàcot, couch, bed
桦huàtype of birch
檬méngtype of locust oracacia
桓huánvariety of tree; surname
札zháletter, note; correspondence
楞léngused for Ceylon in Buddhist texts

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