柑 meaning and stroke order
Tangerine, loose-skinned orange
How to write 柑, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 柑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- large tangerine
How 柑 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A tree 木 bearing sweet fruit 甘; 甘 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 柑
On the left is a tree 木 (mù), and on the right is 甘 (gān), meaning sweet. A tree with sweet fruit gives you 柑 (gān), a tangerine, and 甘 also tells you how to say it.
柑 is rarely used alone in everyday speech. It usually appears in words like 柑橘 (gānjú), which means citrus fruit in general. Example: 这里盛产柑橘。(Zhèlǐ shèngchǎn gānjú.) This area produces a lot of citrus.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 柑 (gān) with 甘 (gān, sweet) because they sound the same. Remember that the fruit needs the tree 木 on the left. Also keep the first tone, not the third tone of 橄 (gǎn) as in 橄榄 (gǎnlǎn, olive).
Common words with 柑
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 柑橘 | gānjú | citrus |
Questions about 柑
How many strokes are in 柑?
柑 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 柑 mean?
柑 (gān) means tangerine, loose-skinned orange. A common word with it is 柑橘 (gānjú), meaning "citrus".
How do you pronounce 柑?
柑 is pronounced gān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 柑?
The radical of 柑 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 柑 under this radical.
What is the difference between 柑 and 橘?
Both refer to loose-skinned citrus fruits, and together they form 柑橘 (gānjú), meaning citrus. In general use 柑 often points to larger tangerines, while 橘 (jú) is the more common everyday word for a small mandarin orange.
How do I say orange in daily conversation?
Most people say 橘子 (júzi) for a tangerine or mandarin and 橙子 (chéngzi) for a sweet orange. 柑 shows up more in written or agricultural contexts and in compound words.