桂

guì

g+uì·4th tone

cassia · laurel

Radical: 木 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

桂=木+圭

Etymology

tree

Meanings

cassia

laurel

guì

surname Gui

abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region

Guì

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Words with 桂 107 total

see 桂皮 guì pí, Chinese cinnamon香桂xiāng guì to win the laurels · to pass an imperial examination · to win a championship折桂zhé guì orange osmanthus丹桂dān guì Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)官桂guān guì laurel (Laurus nobilis) · bay tree · bay leaf月桂yuè guì laurel (as a symbol of victory or merit)桂冠guì guān cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)桂枝guì zhī Quaker (company)桂格Guì gé Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia) · cassia bark桂皮guì pí osmanthus flowers · Osmanthus fragrans桂花guì huā mandarin fish桂鱼guì yú Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)肉桂ròu guì

Idioms with 桂 28 total Chain

lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon) · fig. to succeed in the imperial examination蟾宫折桂chán gōng zhé guì

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