檎 meaning and stroke order
A small red apple
How to write 檎, stroke by stroke
16 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 檎
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 林檎[lin2 qin2]
How 檎 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Tree.
木 gives the meaning and 禽 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 檎
A tree 木 (mù) on the left tells you this is a plant, and 禽 (qín, bird) on the right gives the sound. Picture birds 禽 flocking to a tree 木 to peck at its small red apples.
檎 (qín) almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 林檎 (línqín), the Chinese crabapple, a small red apple-like fruit. Example: 林檎的果子很小。(Línqín de guǒzi hěn xiǎo.) The crabapple's fruit is very small.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 擒 (qín, to capture) by mistake, which has the hand radical 扌 instead of the tree radical 木. If the meaning is a fruit or plant, use 木.
Common words with 檎
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 林檎 | línqín | Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica) |
Questions about 檎
How many strokes are in 檎?
檎 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 檎 mean?
檎 (qín) means a small red apple. A common word with it is 林檎 (línqín), meaning "Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica)".
How do you pronounce 檎?
檎 is pronounced qín, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 檎?
The radical of 檎 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 檎 under this radical.
Is 林檎 the same as an ordinary apple?
Not exactly. The everyday word for apple is 苹果 (píngguǒ). 林檎 refers to the Chinese pearleaf crabapple, Malus asiatica, which has smaller fruit.
Why does 檎 sound like 禽?
檎 is a pictophonetic character. 禽 (qín) is the phonetic part, so 檎 shares its pronunciation, while 木 shows the meaning is related to trees.