Dong Chinese dictionary

jú, jié

Chinese bellflower

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

Components

木 Meaning component

mù

tree

吉 Sound component

jí

lucky

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jú

Chinese bellflower; well-swept; the inner fibers of corn-stalks; variant of 橘[jú]

jié

Platycodon grandiflorus; water bucket

Most common words with 桔

Sources