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桂
桂 ＝ 木 ＋ 圭
ㄍㄨㄟˋ · guì
noun — the osmanthus / cassia tree; short name for Guangxi
字源 FORM — what the parts do
圭聲guī — gives the sound圭 is a jade tablet of rank; here it only lends the sound
Tguī → guì — only the tone falls
Wood (木) plus the sound 圭 (guī, tone fallen to guì) — a fragrant tree: the osmanthus whose autumn flowers scent a whole street, and the cassia whose bark is a spice. 說文 ranks it first among the hundred medicines. Folded into 桂花、肉桂, and the short name for Guangxi (桂).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
秋天那棵樹（木）一開花，整條巷子都香了——桂。
When that autumn tree (木) blooms, the whole lane turns fragrant — 桂.
字源
意 · Meanings
(本義)桂花、肉桂— osmanthus; cassia常用
→桂（廣西簡稱）— short name for Guangxi
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
圭guīthe sound donor inside the tree掛guàthe lookalike — hand (扌) hanging, not tree () growing