HSK 5 · Food

桔子 júzi “mandarin” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 桔子 means

  1. mandarin
  2. tangerine

How to say 桔子

    桔子 in a sentence

    1. 我买了一斤桔子。

      Wǒ mǎi le yì jīn júzi.

      I bought half a kilo of mandarins.

      Sentence by WillyChina

    2. 这个桔子很甜。

      Zhè ge júzi hěn tián.

      This mandarin is very sweet.

      Sentence by WillyChina

    How 桔子 is built

    Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

    The character 桔 (jú) with each of its parts in a different colour
    桔jú
    • 木tree · mùMeaning part
    • 吉lucky · jíSound part

    木 hints at the meaning (tree); 吉 (jí) hints at the sound. Compare it with .

    The character 子 (zi) with each of its parts in a different colour
    子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子 “chair”
    • 了clear · le
    • 一one · yī

    Memory aidA baby with its arms out and its legs wrapped up.

    How to write 桔子

    桔 10 strokes · 子 3 strokes

    Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

    桔子 (júzi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
    Stroke order chart for 桔子 (júzi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

    Words related to 桔子

    Words with 子

    儿子érzi · son椅子yǐzi · chair桌子zhuōzi · table杯子bēizi · cup妻子qīzi · wife孩子háizi · child本子běnzi · book子zi · (common noun suffix)裤子kùzi · pants帽子màozi · hat

    More words: Food & Dining

    海鲜hǎixiān · seafood壶hú · pot花生huāshēng · peanut酱油jiàngyóu · soy sauce开水kāishuǐ · boiled water口味kǒuwèi · taste辣椒làjiāo · chilli梨lí · pear

    FAQs

    桔子 (júzi) means “mandarin” or “tangerine”. It is an HSK 5 word.
    Say it júzi: júzi. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
    Yes. 桔子 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
    Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type juzi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 桔子 from the suggestions. Typing juzi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
    桔子 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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    Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.