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桔 is a phono-semantic compound with two distinct meanings and pronunciations. Its structure combines the wood radical 木 (mù) on the left, indicating a semantic link to trees or wooden objects, with the phonetic component 吉 (jí) on the right. Pronounced "jié", it refers to a traditional wooden sweep or well-sweep for drawing water, consistent with its radical. More commonly pronounced "jú", it serves as an accepted alternative for 橘, meaning a tangerine or mandarin orange tree, where the wood radical denotes the botanical plant itself.
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桔子很好吃。
我买了一个桔子。
桔汁是健康的饮料。
你不喜欢桔子吗？
妈妈用桔皮做了香料。
桔子树在春天开花。
虽然桔子有点酸，但我还是吃了。
为了补充维生素C，他每天喝一杯桔汁。