Chinese Character 杏 Meanings and components.

Form

杏

Meaning

杏 meaning[3] in English

Apricot.

Almond.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 杏 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and mouth (口)

Its radical[1] is: 木 (mu4) which means: Surname Mu, .木mu4surname Mu

In cangjie it is written with DR

How to write 杏

To write杏xing4apricot you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 口kou3mouth arranged in a 吕 shape:

木 + 口 = 杏

杏 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 杏 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 杏, looks as follow:

杏
Pinyin:xing4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Apricot . Almond
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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