![橙色cheng2se4: orange (color) [だいだいいろ daidaiiro] 橘ju2: orange/tangerine [たちばな tachibana; きっkitsu]](https://iwork3.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/orange.jpg)
橙 cheng2 | 橘 ju2
noun | adjective
Kun Reading
橙 | だいだい daidai OR 橘 | たちばな tachibana
noun
: bitter orange (Citrus aurantium)
On Reading
とう tou | きっ kitsu
: orange (color & fruit) | orange/tangerine
Usage:
橙色 cheng2se4: orange (color) [だいだいいろ daidaiiro]
橙子 cheng2zi: orange (fruit) [とうこ touko]
橙汁 cheng2zhi1: orange juice
酸橙 suan1cheng2: lime (fruit)
橙花油 cheng2hua1you2: neroli/citrus oil [とうかゆ toukayu]
[蜜柑 | みかん mikan: mandarin orange]
橘子 ju2zi: mandarin orange/tangerine [きっこ kikko]
柑橘 gan1ju2: mandarin orange [かんきつるい kankitsurui citrus fruits]
越橘 yue4ju2: cowberry; blueberry
蔓越橘 man4yue4ju2: cranberry
金橘 jin1ju2: kumquat [きんかん kinkan]
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic: 橙
[木] (mu4: tree) suggests the meaning
[登] (deng1: climb) provides the sound
形声 Pictophonetic: 橘
[木] (mu4: tree) suggests the meaning
[矞] (yu4; jue2: bright) provides the sound
Examples:
他們在加利福尼亞種橙子。
(ta1men zai4 jia1li4fu2ni2ya4 zhong4 cheng2zi)
They grow oranges in California.
橙子含有維生素C。
(cheng2zi han2you3 wei2sheng1su4)
Oranges contain vitamin C.
這些橘子已經腐爛了。
(zhe4xie1 ju2zi yi3jing1 fu3lan4 le)
These oranges have gone bad.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
