zhǐ枳
枳
common
noun
plant
technical
Meaning of 枳
枳 means trifoliate orange; hardy orange (Poncirus trifoliata). Pronounced zhǐ.
- trifoliate orange; hardy orange (Poncirus trifoliata)
Character Info
Radical木
Strokes9
Components
木
只
Stroke Order
枳
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
zhū株
zhǐ枳
shù树
chūn春
tiān天
kāi开
mǎn满
le了
bái白
sè色
de的
huā花
。
This trifoliate orange tree is covered with white blossoms in spring.
Zhǐ枳
de的
guǒ果
shí实
suī虽
rán然
suān酸
kǔ苦
，
què却
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
zhōng中
yào药
cái材
。
Although the fruit of the trifoliate orange is sour and bitter, it is an important material in traditional Chinese medicine.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
zhǐ枳
zuò作
wéi为
lǜ绿
lí篱
，
yīn因
qí其
jīng茎
shàng上
duō多
cì刺
。
Ancient people often used trifoliate orange as a green hedge because of its thorny stems.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
棵/ kē
Primary
株/ zhū
丛/ cóng