柠
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used in 檸檬|柠檬[ning2 meng2]
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,830 U+67E0
How 柠 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 宁 (phonetic, níng)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 宁
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 宁 (níng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宁 sound component | níng | calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer |
| 拧 | nǐng | screw, wrench; to pinch, to twist, to wring |
| 狞 | níng | fierce; hideous |
| 苧 | níng | China grass, ramie |
| 咛 | níng | to enjoin, to instruct; to charge |
| 聍 | níng | earwax |
Words containing 柠
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青柠色 | qīng níng sè | lime (color); greenish yellow |
| 青柠 | qīng níng | lime (fruit) |
| 柠檬酸循环 | níng méng suān xún huán | citric acid cycle; Krebs cycle; tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| 柠檬水 | níng méng shuǐ | lemonade |
| 柠檬草 | níng méng cǎo | lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) |
| 青柠檬 | qīng níng méng | lime (fruit) |
| 柠檬酸 | níng méng suān | citric acid |
| 柠檬鸡 | níng méng jī | lemon chicken |
| 柠檬片 | níng méng piàn | slice of lemon |
| 柠檬茶 | níng méng chá | lemon tea |
| 柠烯 | níng xī | (chemistry) limonene |
| 柠檬汁 | níng méng zhī | lemon juice |
| 柠檬烯 | níng méng xī | (chemistry) limonene |
| 柠檬 | níng méng | lemon |