橙 (chéng): orange tree, orange (color)

橙 (chéng) is a Chinese character meaning “orange tree.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 登 (phonetic). It ranks #2938 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 橙 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. orange tree
  2. orange (color)

Etymology & Origin

橙

pictophonetictree

Decomposition: ⿰木登 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 橙

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
橙子nounchéng ziorange5

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
橙汁nounchéng zhīorange juice
橙色nounchéng sèorange (color)
橙红色chéng hóng sèred-orange color
橙黄色chéng huáng sèorange yellow
甜橙nountián chéngsweet orange (Citrus sinensis)
橙色战剂chéng sè zhàn jìAgent Orange (herbicide)
橙头地鸫chéng tóu dì dōng(bird species of China) orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina)
鲜橙多xiān chéng duōXianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink
橙色剂chéng sè jìAgent Orange (herbicide)
橙皮果酱chéng pí guǒ jiàng(orange) marmalade
红橙hóng chéngblood orange
血橙xuè chéngblood orange
橙黄adjectivechéng huángorange yellow
橙皮nounchéng píorange peel
橙胸绿鸠chéng xiōng lǜ jiū(bird species of China) orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus)
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Total compounds
67
As first character
26
As last character
7
As middle character

橙 appears in 27 compound words: 67 as the first character, 26 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 橙 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

色sè
0.59017,282 co-occurrences
汁zhī
0.550571 co-occurrences
斑bān
0.457650 co-occurrences
柳liǔ
0.449334 co-occurrences
肥féi
0.434496 co-occurrences
黄huáng
0.4301,256 co-occurrences
棕zōng
0.427318 co-occurrences
红hóng
0.4251,064 co-occurrences
呈chéng
0.406680 co-occurrences
绿lǜ
0.382284 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这片森橙里生活着许多珍稀的野生动物。

zhè piān sēn chéng lǐ shēng huó zhe xǔ duō zhēn xī de yě shēng dòng wù .

This forest is home to many rare and endangered wildlife species.

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橙侨园艺讲座登场 分享南加州种植实务

chéng qiáo yuán yì jiǎng zuò dēng chǎng fēn xiǎng nán jiā zhōu zhǒng zhí shí wù

Orange Overseas Chinese Garden Lecture Series Kicks Off, Sharing Practical Gardening Tips for Southern California

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...国世界丨全部蛋组精灵分类哈喽喽,这里是小橙子阿。这一期橙子做了蛋组分类,小伙伴们可...

. . . guó shì jiè 丨 quán bù dàn zǔ jīng líng fēn lèi hā 喽 喽 , zhè lǐ shì xiǎo chéng zǐ ā . zhè yī qī chéng zǐ zuò le dàn zǔ fēn lèi , xiǎo huǒ bàn men kě . . .

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The Beijing NewsMar 2026

书亦烧仙草“有料元年”再下一城:鲜橙系列销量破160万

shū yì shāo xiān cǎo yǒu liào yuán nián zài xià yī chéng : xiān chéng xì liè xiāo liàng pò 1 6 0 wàn

Shuyi Shao Xiancao Scores Another Victory in Its "Year of Innovation": Sales of the Fresh Orange Series Surpass 1.6 Million

99 健康网Feb 2026

发明洗澡吃橙子的人是个天才?揭秘“浴室水果”背后的科...

fā míng xǐ zǎo chī chéng zǐ de rén shì gè tiān cái ? jiē mì yù shì shuǐ guǒ bèi hòu de kē . . .

The man who invented the bath and eating oranges was a genius? Reveal the science behind the "bathroom fruit"...

Hk01.comFeb 2026

蔡瑞雪清纯校花形象大崩坏?橙发低胸辣照疯传 网:差点认不出来

蔡 ruì xuě qīng chún jiào huā xíng xiàng dà bēng huài ? chéng fā dī xiōng là zhào fēng chuán wǎng : chā diǎn rèn bù chū lái

Cai Ruixue's image of a pure school flower collapsed? Orange-haired low-cut spicy photos went viral on the Internet: I almost couldn't recognize it

Tatoeba

她用了许多柳橙来榨汁。

Tā yòng le xǔduō liǔchéng lái zhà zhī.

She squeezed the juice from many oranges.

Tatoeba

是的,柳橙汁,麻烦你。

Shì de, liǔchéngzhī, máfan nǐ.

Yes, orange juice, please.

Tatoeba

我能吃这只橙子吗?

Wǒ néng chī zhè zhī chéngzi ma?

Can I eat this orange?

Tatoeba

他真的喜欢橙子,对吗?

Tā zhēn de xǐhuan chéngzi, duì ma?

He sure likes oranges, doesn't he?

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 木 (tree) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced chéng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 橙 (chéng) mean in Chinese?
橙 (chéng) primarily means "orange tree." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #2938 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 橙 and 邓?
橙 (chéng) and 邓 (dèng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 木 vs 阝 (same 登 component).
How many strokes does 橙 have?
橙 is written with 16 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 橙?
The radical associated with 橙 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.
What are the components of 橙?
橙 is composed of: 木 (semantic), 登 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰木登 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 橙?
Common words with 橙 include: 橙汁 (chéng zhī, "orange juice"); 橙色 (chéng sè, "orange (color)"); 橙子 (chéng zi, "orange"); 橙红色 (chéng hóng sè, "red-orange color"); 橙黄色 (chéng huáng sè, "orange yellow"). There are over 27 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 橙 (chéng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chéng: 澄 (clear), 成 (to succeed), 程 (rule), 城 (city, wall), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 橙 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 橙 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.