柘枝

zhèzhī
  1. (historical) “Dance of Chach”, a kind of dance originating from the Western Regions, popular during the Tang dynasty
  2. (obsolete, historical) The name for a kind of lychee.
  3. (～舞) (historical) “Dance of Chach”, a kind of dance originating from the Western Regions, popular during the Tang dynasty
  4. The name for a kind of lychee.

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 柘 zhè
  1. a thorny tree
  2. sugarcane
  3. Cudrania triloba
  4. three-bristle cudrania (Cudrania tricuspidata)
  5. Chinese mulberry (Cudrania)
=2 枝 zhī
  1. branch
  2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
=2 枝 qí
  1. alternative form of 歧 (qí, “divergent”)
  2. alternative form of 跂 (“extra toe”)