Memory phrase for the character: 桂

桂

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Meaning

laurel, cassia, abbr. for Guangxi 广西壮族自治区

Pronunciation

guì

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: piled earth 圭 (= 2x earth 土)

Mnemonic
 
The tree on the piled earth is the laurel.

Radicals

木 tree
圭 piled earthTwo times earth 土 on top of each other stands for piled-up earth. (Standing alone it has the meaning: jade sceptre)




 Vocabulary

桂林 Guì lín  Guilin prefecture level city in Guangxi; Zhuang: Gveilinz
桂花 guì huā  osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans
桂皮 guì pí  Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia); cassia bark
桂皮 guì pí  

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