橘 = 木 + 矞

橘 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “orange”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 矞 (bore with awl).

Keyword: orange
Pinyin (Mandarin): jú
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: orange, tangerine, мандарин, оранжевый, tangerine
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 橘 mandarin orange

Decomposition

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木 tree
矞 bore with awl

How to find 橘 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “bore with awl”. 橘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 橘 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.