懂中文 Dong Chinese

桂

guì

cassia or cinnamon

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

圭 sound component

圭  Sound component

guī

  

jade pointed at top

Evolution

桂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
桂 Clerical script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
桂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

桂  

guì

cassia or cinnamon; cassia; laurel

桂  

Guì

surname Gui; abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guǎng​xī​Zhuàng​zú​Zì​zhì​qū]

Most common words with 桂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

桂

surname Gui

肉桂

Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)

桂冠

laurel

桂林

Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi

桂花

osmanthus flowers