杏
Meanings
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- 1.apricot
- 2.(bound form) almond
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Wiktionary
- 1.apricot (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 棵 c)
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Etymology
Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 木 (“wood”) + 口 (“mouth”) – perhaps referring to the tastiness of its fruit. Shuowen considers it to be a phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡraːŋʔ): semantic 木 (“wood”) + abbreviated phonetic 可 (OC *kʰaːlʔ), but this is unlikely.
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
杏樹正在開花。
The almond trees are in bloom.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Related words
杏树 apricot tree杏林 Xinglin District of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海沧区[Hǎi cāng Qū] in 2003)杏眼 large, round eyes (considered beautiful)杏林 forest of apricot trees杏子 apricot杏仁 almond银杏 ginkgo巴旦杏 almond (loanword)杏鲍菇 king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)杏花村 village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧[Dù Mù])杏仁体 amygdala杏林区 Xinglin District of Xiamen city 厦门市[Xià mén shì] (renamed Haicang District 海沧区[Hǎi cāng Qū] in 2003)