桂 (guì): Cassia or cinnamon tree — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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桂=木tree+圭jade tablet

A fragrant tree (木) whose bark or flowers are prized, like a noble (圭) plant — cassia or osmanthus.

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HSK Vocabulary: 桂

HSK words that contain this character.

桂花

guì huā

Osmanthus / sweet osmanthus

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 桂 is used in context

tā他

huò获

dé得

le了

wén文

xué学

guì桂

guān冠

。

He won the literary laurel crown.

guì桂

lín林

shān山

shuǐ水

jiǎ甲

tiān天

xià下

。

Guilin's landscape is the finest under heaven.

guì桂

huā花

chá茶

yǒu有

dàn淡

de的

qīng清

xiāng

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Osmanthus tea has a light, delicate fragrance.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "gui".

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "木".

huà桦 méng檬 huán桓 zhá札 léng楞 què榷

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