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桔

Mandarin · pinyin jié#

used in 桔梗 jié gěng
used in 桔槔 jié gāo

Mandarin · pinyin jú#

variant of 橘 jú

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桔: jié · Chinese bellflower; well-swept; the inner fibers of corn-stalks

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2 · jie2

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gat1 · git3 · kit3

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character · Etymology 1

used in 桔梗 (jiégěng)
used in 桔槔 (jiégāo, “well sweep”); also used as its short form
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to suspend with a well sweep

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 橘 (jú)

character · Etymology 3

only used in 桔柣

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