柰 nài — apple-like fruit · English

柰

nài

apple-like fruit

At a glance · 柰

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

柰字小篆从木示声，为形声字；本义为柰子，一种似苹果的古代果木。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

柰本义为柰子，古代果木名。

Structure

形声字，上部『木』为意符，下部『示』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinnài

Radical木

Strokes9

UnicodeU+67F0

Character type形声

Theme植物

Six languages, one character

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English apple-like fruit Nai is a phonetic-semantic character naming an ancient apple-like fruit tree.

Français fruit semblable à la pomme Nai est un caractère phonético-sémantique nommant un ancien arbre fruitier proche de la pomme.

Español fruta como la manzana Nai es un carácter fonosemántico que nombra un antiguo árbol frutal parecido a la manzana.

العربية ثمرة كالتفاح نائي حرف صوتي دلالي يسمي شجرة فاكهة قديمة تشبه التفاح.

Русский яблокоподобный плод Най — фоносемантический знак, называющий древнее плодовое дерево, похожее на яблоню.

Common words

柰nàian apple-like fruit
白柰bái nàiwhite fruit

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