苹 meaning and stroke order
Apple; duckweed, Artemisia
How to write 苹, stroke by stroke
8 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 苹
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (artemisia)
- duckweed
- used in 蘋果|苹果[ping2 guo3]
How 苹 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Plant.
艹 gives the meaning and 平 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 苹
The grass radical 艹 on top marks a plant, and 平 (píng) below gives the sound. Picture a flat (平) plant floating on a pond, like duckweed, and remember it now mostly lives in 苹果 (píngguǒ), apple.
In modern Chinese 苹 almost never appears alone. It is used in 苹果 (píngguǒ) and words built from it, such as 苹果汁 (píngguǒzhī) apple juice. Example: 我每天吃一个苹果。(Wǒ měitiān chī yí gè píngguǒ.) I eat an apple every day.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 苹 with 萍 (píng), which has an extra water radical 氵 and means duckweed, as in 浮萍 (fúpíng). For apple, always write 苹 without the water radical.
Common words with 苹
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
苹 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 苹
How many strokes are in 苹?
苹 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 苹 mean?
苹 (píng) means apple; duckweed, Artemisia. A common word with it is 苹果 (píngguǒ), meaning "apple".
How do you pronounce 苹?
苹 is pronounced píng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 苹?
The radical of 苹 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 苹 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 苹?
The traditional form of 苹 is 蘋. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 苹 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 苹 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 苹 is part of the HSK 3 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
Is 苹果 also the name of the Apple company in Chinese?
Yes. 苹果 (Píngguǒ) is used for the Apple brand, and an iPhone is often called 苹果手机 (píngguǒ shǒujī).
How do you say the tones in 苹果 naturally?
苹 is second tone and 果 is third tone, so it sounds like píngguǒ, rising then low. In fast speech the 果 is often light and short, but it is not fully neutral.