苹
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(artemisia); duckweed
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How 苹 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “plant”) + 平 (phonetic, píng)
How to remember it
apple · Heisig RSH #2529
flower + water lily
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 平
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 平 (píng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平 sound component | píng | flat, level, even; peaceful |
| 评 | píng | to appraise, to criticize, to evaluate |
| 坪 | píng | plain; level ground |
| 怦 | pēng | ardent, eager; impulsive, bold |
| 砰 | pēng | bang! the sound of crashing rock |
| 鲆 | píng | sole |
| 抨 | pēng | to impeach; to criticize |
| 泙 | píng | to roar |
Words containing 苹
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苹果手机 | Píng guǒ shǒu jī | iPhone |
| 苹果电脑 | Píng guǒ diàn nǎo | Apple computer; Mac; Macintosh |
| 苹果公司 | Píng guǒ Gōng sī | Apple Inc. |
| 苹果酒 | píng guǒ jiǔ | cider |
| 苹果核 | píng guǒ hé | apple core |
| 苹果派 | píng guǒ pài | apple pie |
| 苹果泥 | píng guǒ ní | apple sauce |
| 苹果酱 | píng guǒ jiàng | apple sauce; apple jam |
| 苹果 | Píng guǒ | Apple (American tech company) |
| 苹果 | píng guǒ | apple; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] |
| 苹果梨 | píng guǒ lí | Asian pear; sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) |
| 苹果汁 | píng guǒ zhī | apple juice |
| 苹果馅饼 | píng guǒ xiàn bǐng | apple pie |
| 苹果蠹蛾 | píng guǒ dù é | codling moth (Cydia pomonella) |