How to write 柑

柑 [gān] 名 1. A type of evergreen shrub with round fruit that is similar to but larger than oranges. The fruit is reddish-yellow and may taste sweet or sweet and sour; there are many varieties. The bark, leaves, flowers, and seeds can all be used in medicine. (English: A type of mandarin orange. A small prickly citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with compound leaves and small leaf wings. It produces white flowers at the end of spring and beginning of summer, either solitary or clustered. The fruit is flat and round, red or orange-yellow with a large central column, and varies in taste from sour to sweet. Its seeds are often polyembryonic and it is relatively cold-resistant. Reproduced through grafting, layering, and seed. The fruit can be eaten raw or processed, while the peel, seeds, and leaves are used for medicinal purposes. It also refers to the fruit of the mandarin tree, e.g., mandarin wine (wine brewed from mandarins).) 动 1. To place a transverse post in a horse's mouth to prevent it from eating. (Example from Confucius' Spring and Autumn Annals, Xuangu, Year 15: "柑马而秣之.") Han Dynasty scholar He Xiu comments: "柑 refers to putting wood in its mouth to prevent it from eating grains, signaling there is feed stored." Also a synonym for "拑".