苹

蘋
píng
平 + 艹

Definitions

píng (noun) apple
píng (noun) duckweed

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 平 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蘋.

Semantic: 艹 Phonetic: 平

About

苹 is the simplified form of 蘋. It is a phono-semantic compound: the grass radical 艹 indicates a plant, while 平 (píng) marks the pronunciation. The traditional character 蘋 combined 艹 with the phonetic 頻 (pín). Originally, the character referred to duckweed or water clover, a floating aquatic plant. In modern Chinese, this meaning has been dropped, and 苹 now exclusively means "apple", replacing earlier transcriptions.

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢吃苹果。

Wǒ xǐhuān chī píngguǒ.

I like to eat apples.

我吃了一个苹果。

Wǒ chīle yīgè píngguǒ.

I ate an apple.

这个苹果很红。

Zhège píngguǒ hěn hóng.

This apple is very red.

妈妈买了三斤苹果。

Māma mǎile sān jīn píngguǒ.

Mom bought three jin of apples.

桌子上放着一个苹果。

Zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe yīgè píngguǒ.

There is an apple placed on the table.

我喜欢苹果，因为它很健康。

Wǒ xǐhuān píngguǒ, yīnwèi tā hěn jiànkāng.

I like apples because they are healthy.

昨天我妹妹把苹果切成小块。

Zuótiān wǒ mèimei bǎ píngguǒ qiē chéng xiǎo kuài.

Yesterday my younger sister cut the apple into small pieces.

如果苹果没有洗干净，就不要吃。

Rúguǒ píngguǒ méiyǒu xǐ gānjìng, jiù bùyào chī.

If the apple is not washed clean, do not eat it.

Related Characters

Component: 平

评 坪 砰 抨 怦 秤 鲆 枰 評 閛 伻 匉 呯 泙

Component: 艹

英 花 落 节 苏 苦 若 药 获 范 著 艺 草 藏

Example Words

苹果 苹果核 苹果梨 苹果汁 苹果泥 苹果派 苹果酒 苹果酱