漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
桂: Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree
JLPT N110 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
木 carries the meaning · 圭 is drawn in
10 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ケイkei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 月桂冠げっけいかんlaurel wreath
- 桂冠けいかんcrown of laurel
かつらkatsura · kun'yomi · on its own
- 桂かつらkatsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand before a great, ancient tree and see 木! The vertical line is the sturdy trunk, the top strokes are branches reaching for the sunlight, and the bottom strokes are the roots gripping the earth.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
圭
Also built on square jewel (圭)
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side桂 Japanese Judas-tree · 木
vs奎 star · 大In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · guì
Same form: 桂 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 桂 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 桂 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin guì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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