檨
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Meaning: mango
💡 Think: a tree (木) that 'offers' (獻) delicious mangoes.
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Character Story & Explanation
檨 (shē) is a rare character meaning 'mango', primarily used in Taiwan's Hokkien dialect. It appears in the compound 檨仔 (suāinn-á), the common term for mango. The character combines the wood radical 木 with 獻 (xiàn), but is not standard in Mandarin. You may encounter it on menus or in local markets in Taiwan.
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