檬
used in 檸檬|柠檬[ning2 meng2]
17 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,101 U+6AAC
How 檬 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 蒙 (phonetic, méng)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 蒙
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 蒙 (méng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒙 sound component | méng | to cover; to deceive; Mongolia |
| 朦 | méng | dim, obscure; the condition of the moon |
| 曚 | méng | twilight before dawn |
| 艨 | méng | a long narrow war-boat |
| 蠓 | měng | midge, sandfly |
| 礞 | méng | a kind of mineral |
Words containing 檬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 柠檬汁 | níng méng zhī | lemon juice |
| 柠檬烯 | níng méng xī | (chemistry) limonene |
| 柠檬 | níng méng | lemon |