椒
pepper
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,444 U+6912
How 椒 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 叔 (phonetic, shū)
How to remember it
spice plant · Heisig RSH #1895
木 tree + 叔 uncle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 叔
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 叔 (shū) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叔 sound component | shū | uncle; father's younger brother |
| 督 | dū | to supervise, to oversee, to direct |
| 寂 | jì | still, silent, quiet, desolate |
| 淑 | shū | good, pure, virtuous; charming |
| 菽 | shū | legumes |
Words containing 椒
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 长尾山椒鸟 | cháng wěi shān jiāo niǎo | (bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) |
| 小灰山椒鸟 | xiǎo huī shān jiāo niǎo | (bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis) |
| 粉红山椒鸟 | fěn hóng shān jiāo niǎo | (bird species of China) rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus) |
| 短嘴山椒鸟 | duǎn zuǐ shān jiāo niǎo | (bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) |
| 椒江区 | Jiāo jiāng Qū | Jiaojiang, a district of Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 赤红山椒鸟 | chì hóng shān jiāo niǎo | (bird species of China) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus) |
| 山椒鱼 | shān jiāo yú | Hynobius formosanus; Taiwan salamander |
| 灰山椒鸟 | huī shān jiāo niǎo | (bird species of China) ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) |
| 全椒县 | Quán jiāo Xiàn | Quanjiao, a county in Chuzhou City 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui |
| 小米椒 | xiǎo mǐ jiāo | same as 朝天椒[chao2 tian1 jiao1] |
| 指天椒 | zhǐ tiān jiāo | see 朝天椒[chao2 tian1 jiao1] |
| 灰喉山椒鸟 | huī hóu shān jiāo niǎo | (bird species of China) grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) |
| 朝天椒 | cháo tiān jiāo | chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var) |
| 印度鬼椒 | Yìn dù guǐ jiāo | see 斷魂椒|断魂椒[duan4 hun2 jiao1] |
| 牛角椒 | niú jiǎo jiāo | Cayenne pepper; red pepper; chili |
| 胡椒子 | hú jiāo zǐ | peppercorn; seeds of pepper |
| 白胡椒 | bái hú jiāo | white peppercorn |
| 野山椒 | yě shān jiāo | same as 朝天椒[chao2 tian1 jiao1] |
| 青椒牛柳 | qīng jiāo niú liǔ | beef with green peppers |
| 黑胡椒 | hēi hú jiāo | black pepper |