杏

xìng

x+ìng·4th tone

apricot

Radical: 木 Strokes: 7

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

杏=木+口

Etymology

A open mouth 口, waiting for fruit to fall from the tree 木

Meanings

apricot

(bound form) almond

xìng

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Words with 杏 92 total

Xinglin District of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang in 2003)杏林Xìng lín almond · apricot kernel杏仁xìng rén large, round eyes (considered beautiful)杏眼xìng yǎn apricot杏子xìng zi apricot tree杏树xìng shù ginkgo银杏yín xìng village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧)杏花村xìng huā cūn

Idioms with 杏 7 total Chain

lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom) · fig. a wife having an illicit lover红杏出墙hóng xìng chū qiáng (idiom) (of a woman) having a fair complexion with rosy cheeks; beautiful杏脸桃腮xìng liǎn táo sāi

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