杏
apricot; (bound form) almond
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,445 U+674F
How 杏 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A open mouth 口, waiting for fruit to fall from the tree 木
How to remember it
apricot · Heisig RSH #208
木 tree + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 杏
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杏林区 | Xìng lín Qū | Xinglin District of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (renamed Haicang District 海滄區|海沧区[… |
| 杏花岭区 | Xìng huā lǐng Qū | Xinghualing, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 红杏出墙 | hóng xìng chū qiáng | lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom); fig. a wife having an illici… |
| 杏仁体 | xìng rén tǐ | amygdala |
| 杏仁果 | xìng rén guǒ | (Tw) almond |
| 杏仁核 | xìng rén hé | amygdala |
| 杏仁豆腐 | xìng rén dòu fu | almond tofu; almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar) |
| 杏子 | xìng zi | apricot |
| 杏花村 | xìng huā cūn | village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous… |
| 杏花岭 | Xìng huā lǐng | see 杏花嶺區|杏花岭区[Xing4 hua1 ling3 Qu1] |
| 杏眼 | xìng yǎn | large, round eyes (considered beautiful) |
| 杏林 | Xìng lín | Xinglin District of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海滄區|海沧区[Hai3 cang1 Qu1] in 2003) |
| 杏林 | xìng lín | forest of apricot trees; (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 F… |
| 杏树 | xìng shù | apricot tree |
| 巴旦杏 | bā dàn xìng | almond (loanword) |
| 银杏 | yín xìng | ginkgo |
| 苦杏仁苷 | kǔ xìng rén gān | amygdalin |
| 杏仁 | xìng rén | almond; apricot kernel |
| 杏脸桃腮 | xìng liǎn táo sāi | (idiom) (of a woman) having a fair complexion with rosy cheeks; beautiful |
| 杏鲍菇 | xìng bào gū | king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) |