(xìng)

7 strokes

apricot

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xìng
Meaning
apricot; (bound form) almond
Strokes
7
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱木口

A open mouth 口, waiting for fruit to fall from the tree 木

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xìngrén

almond; apricot kernel

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xìnglín

Xinglin District of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海沧区 in…

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xìngshù

apricot tree

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(idiom) (of a woman) having a fair complexion with rosy cheeks; beautiful

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Xinghualing, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 Shi4], Shanxi

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village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the fam…

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