懂中文 Dong Chinese

橙

chéng

orange

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

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

登 sound component

登  Sound component

dēng

  

rise

Evolution

橙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
橙 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

橙  

chéng

orange; orange tree; orange (color)

Most common words with 橙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

橙

orange tree

橙色

orange (color)

橙汁

orange juice

橙子

orange

脐橙

navel orange