Keyword
apricot
- almond
- Frequency
- #2835
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
xìng
Mnemonic
A open mouth 口, waiting for fruit to fall from the tree 木
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
杏
apricot; (bound form) almond
杏仁
almond; apricot kernel
银杏
ginkgo
杏子
apricot
红杏出墙
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom); fig. a wife having an illicit lover
杏树
apricot tree
杏林
Xinglin District of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海沧区 (HǎicāngQū) in 2003)
杏花村
village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧 (DùMù))
杏仁核
amygdala
杏花岭区
Xinghualing, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市 (TàiyuánShì), Shanxi
杏眼
large, round eyes (considered beautiful)
杏鲍菇
king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)
杏仁豆腐
almond tofu; almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar)
杏林区
Xinglin District of Xiamen city 厦门市 (Xiàménshì) (renamed Haicang District 海沧区 (HǎicāngQū) in 2003)