杏 meaning and stroke order
Apricot; almond
How to write 杏, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 杏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- apricot
- (bound form) almond
How 杏 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A open mouth 口, waiting for fruit to fall from the tree 木.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 杏
杏 (xìng) is a tree 木 on top of an open mouth 口. Picture yourself standing under an apricot tree with your mouth open, waiting for a ripe apricot to drop in.
On its own 杏 usually means apricot, and in speech people often say 杏子 (xìngzi). As a bound form it means almond, mainly in 杏仁 (xìngrén). Example: 我喜欢喝杏仁茶。(Wǒ xǐhuan hē xìngrén chá.) I like drinking almond tea.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 杏 with 呆 (dāi, dull), which uses the same two parts stacked the other way: 口 on top and 木 below. In 杏 the tree 木 is on top and the mouth 口 is at the bottom.
Common words with 杏
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
杏 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 杏
How many strokes are in 杏?
杏 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 杏 mean?
杏 (xìng) means apricot; almond. A common word with it is 杏仁 (xìngrén), meaning "almond; apricot kernel".
How do you pronounce 杏?
杏 is pronounced xìng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 杏?
The radical of 杏 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 杏 under this radical.
Does 杏仁 mean almond or apricot kernel?
It can mean both. In everyday use, such as snacks, drinks and desserts, 杏仁 usually refers to almonds. In some contexts it means the kernel inside an apricot pit.
Is the tone of 杏 the same as 姓 and 性?
Yes. 杏 (xìng) shares the same fourth tone and syllable with 姓 (xìng, surname) and 性 (xìng, nature, gender). Context and the word it appears in, like 杏子 (xìngzi), tell you which one is meant.