樱
cherry
15 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,680 U+6A31
How 樱 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 婴 (phonetic, yīng)
How to remember it
cherry · Heisig RSH #1567
婴 baby + 木 tree
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 婴
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 婴 (yīng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 婴 sound component | yīng | baby, infant; to bother |
| 鹦 | yīng | parrot |
| 缨 | yīng | tassel, ribbon; to bother, to annoy |
| 璎 | yīng | a necklace made of precious stones |
| 嘤 | yīng | onomatopoetic, a bird call; to seek friends |
| 撄 | yīng | to offend, to oppose, to run counter to |
| 瘿 | yǐng | swelling, goiter |
Words containing 樱
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马拉斯奇诺樱桃 | mǎ lā sī jī nuò yīng táo | maraschino cherry |
| 樱花国 | Yīng huā guó | (slang) Japan |
| 樱桃小口 | yīng táo xiǎo kǒu | see 櫻桃小嘴|樱桃小嘴[ying1 tao2 xiao3 zui3] |
| 樱桃小嘴 | yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ | lit. cherry mouth (idiom); fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth |
| 樱花草 | yīng huā cǎo | primrose |
| 红樱枪 | hóng yīng qiāng | ancient spear-like weapon, decorated with a red tassel |
| 大樱桃 | dà yīng táo | sweet cherry |
| 樱花妹 | yīng huā mèi | (coll.) Japanese girl |
| 樱花 | yīng huā | oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom; also known… |
| 樱岛 | Yīng dǎo | Sakurajima (active volcano in Kagoshima, Japan) |
| 樱桃园 | Yīng táo yuán | The Cherry Orchard, a play by Chekhov 契訶夫|契诃夫[Qi4 he1 fu1] |
| 樱桃萝卜 | yīng táo luó bo | small red radish |
| 樱井 | Yīng jǐng | Sakurai (Japanese surname and place name) |
| 樱桃番茄 | yīng táo fān qié | cherry tomato |
| 樱桃 | yīng táo | cherry |
| 野樱莓 | yě yīng méi | chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) |