桂 guì cassia
cassia; cinnamon
怎么记住“桂”: 木 tree + 圭 jade block = cassia. Grandma grinds bark from a tree on her smooth jade block, and soon the whole kitchen smells of cassia and cloves.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
桂 = 木 tree + 圭 jade block
- 木 tree meaning
- 圭 jade block sound
Grandma grinds bark from a tree on her smooth jade block, and soon the whole kitchen smells of cassia and cloves.
How it came to be
The tree gives the meaning and the sign for a jade tablet gives the sound.
用法
- The osmanthus (桂花 guìhuā), whose sweet autumn fragrance is prized, and the cassia/cinnamon tree.
- 桂 is also the one-character byname for Guangxi province (广西). 桂冠 (guìguān) means a laurel crown, i.e. a championship title.