Orange in Chinese (Mandarin): 橙子 (chéngzi)
橙子
chéngzi
orange
- Simplified
- 橙子
- Pinyin
- chéngzi
- Typed as
- chengzi
In Taiwan, people say 柳丁 (liǔdīng) instead.
Use it in a sentence
橙子又酸又甜。
The orange is both sour and sweet.
The characters in 橙子
橙
Orange. 木 (tree) is on the left.
16 strokes
子
A small ending found in many nouns, said short and light.
3 strokes
橙 is also the color orange, 橙色 (chéngsè), and orange juice is 橙汁 (chéngzhī).
More examples with 橙子
这个橙子很大。
這個橙子很大。
Zhège chéngzi hěn dà.
This orange is big.
妈妈给我剥橙子。
媽媽給我剝橙子。
Māma gěi wǒ bāo chéngzi.
Mom peels an orange for me.
How to write 橙子 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
橙 16 strokes
子 3 strokes
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