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柑 Stroke Order — How to Write 柑

Stroke Order

柑 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

柑 Radical and Character Components

Components:木甘

柑 is an ideographic compound. A tree 木 bearing sweet fruit 甘; 甘 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 木 + 5 more strokes

柑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • gān

Meanings of 柑 in Chinese

1

gān柑

An evergreen shrub or small tree, or its round, reddish-yellow, sweet or sweet-and-sour fruit, larger than an orange, belonging to the citrus family. Often used in compounds like "柑橘" (citrus fruits) or "广柑" (a type of tangerine).
冬天是广柑成熟的季节。
Winter is the season when Guanggan tangerines ripen.

Common Words and Phrases with 柑

1
gān柑jú橘
Citrus; a citrus fruit or plant.
冬季是柑橘成熟的季节,它们富含维生素C。
Winter is the season when citrus fruits ripen, and they are rich in vitamin C.
2
gān柑zǐ子
mandarin orange
我喜欢在冬天吃甜美的柑子。
I enjoy eating sweet mandarins in winter.

More words with 柑

  • jú橘gān柑orange; tangerine
  • mì蜜gān柑Mandarin orange
  • bīng栟gān柑Ponkan, Ponkan orange
  • guǎng广gān柑mandarin orange, tangerine

Idioms with 柑

  • dòu斗jiǔ酒shuāng双gān柑delightful spring outing with wine and tangerines
  • shuāng双gān柑dǒu斗jiǔ酒spring outing with food and wine

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Questions about 柑

What does 柑 mean in Chinese?

柑 (gān) means “An evergreen shrub or small tree” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 柑?

柑 is pronounced gān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 柑 have?

柑 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 柑?

柑 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 柑?

The radical of 柑 is 木, and 柑 is an ideographic compound.

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