橙

chéng

orange tree

orange (color)

tree (木) + sound component (登) = orange tree

木 tells you this is a tree or wood-related thing. 登 is purely phonetic, approximating the sound chéng rather than adding meaning.

木+登→橙
木TreeSemantic
登To ascendPhonetic

她买了一件橙色的外套。

tā mǎi le yī jiàn chéng sè de wài tào。

She bought an orange-colored coat.

夕阳把天空染成了深橙色。

xī yáng bǎ tiān kōng rǎn chéng le shēn chéng sè。

The setting sun dyed the sky a deep orange color.

Words with 橙

橙子

chéng zi

orange

酸橙

suān chéng

lime (fruit)

香橙

xiāng chéng

orange (tree and fruit)

鲜橙多

xiān chéng duō

Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink

柳橙

liǔ chéng

orange (fruit)

柳橙汁

liǔ chéng zhī

orange juice

橙剂

chéng jì

Agent Orange (herbicide)

橙斑翅柳莺

chéng bān chì liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher)

橙皮

chéng pí

orange peel

橙皮果酱

chéng pí guǒ jiàng

(orange) marmalade

橙红色

chéng hóng sè

red-orange color

橙翅噪鹛

chéng chì zào méi

(bird species of China) Elliot's laughingthrush (Trochalopteron elliotii)

More characters with 木

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