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余甘子

yú gān zǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d0dc9e6b3681503b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

餘甘子 余甘子 [yu2 gan1 zi3] /Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 餘甘子

  • 余
    yú

    (literary) I / me / extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me

    Yú

    surname Yu

  • 甘
    gān

    (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[kǔ]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth)

    Gān

    surname Gan / short name for Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gān sù]

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

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