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xìng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xìng | xing4
English translation
apricot; almond

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About xìng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

xìng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

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

Etymology of xìng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

木口

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Example sentences using xìng

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主要 zhǔyào 成份 chéng fèn : 乳木 guǒ 海盐 Hǎi yán tián 杏仁 xìng rén yóu 杏仁 xìng rén 颗粒 kē lì róng 角蛋白 jiǎo dàn bái méi .

Ingredient: Shea butter, sea salt and sweet almond oil etc.

好象 hǎo xiàng 神经质 shén jīng zhì de 面前 miàn qián de 蛋糕 dàngāo tián 杏仁 xìng rén gēng tuī zài 一边 yībiān .

She nervously pushed away her cake and stewed apricots.

伴娘 bàn niáng 身着 shēn zhuó 杏黄色白色 bái sè 相间 xiāng jiàn de 透明 tòumíng 硬纱礼服 lǐ fú

The bridesmaids wore apricot and white organza.

试着 shì zhe 吃些 yòng 水泡 shuǐ pào Guò de 西梅 gān 无花果 wú huā guǒ gān huò 杏干

Try eating reconstituted dried prunes, figs or apricots.

插图 chā tú shǎng shì 一簇 xìng 橙色 chéng sè de 玫瑰 méi guī 一共 yīgòng 5 duǒ

The illustration shows a cluster of five roses coloured apricot orange.

Words with xìng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
xìng apricot xìng
杏仁 xìng rén almond杏仁 xìng rén
银杏 yín xìng maidenhair tree銀杏
杏子 xìng zi apricot杏子 xìng zi
杏林区 Xìng lín qū Xinglin district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市 Xià mén shì (renamed Haicang district 海滄區|海沧区 Hǎi cāng qū in 2003)杏林區
红杏出墙 hóng xìng chū qiáng fig. a wife having an illicit lover紅杏出牆
杏树 xìng shù apricot tree杏樹
杏花村 xìng huā cūn village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 Qīng míng by 杜牧 Dù Mù [Dù​Mù])杏花村 xìng huā cūn
杏眼 xìng yǎn large, round eyes (considered beautiful)杏眼 xìng yǎn
杏花岭区 Xìng huā lǐng qū Xinghualing district of Taiyuan city 太原市 Tài yuán shì [Tài​yuán​shì], Shanxi杏花嶺區
巴旦杏 bā dàn xìng almond (loanword)巴旦杏 bā dàn xìng
杏花岭 Xìng huā lǐng Xinghualing district of Taiyuan city 太原市 Tài yuán shì [Tài​yuán​shì], Shanxi杏花嶺
杏仁体 xìng rén tǐ amygdala杏仁體
杏林 xìng lín forest of apricot trees杏林 xìng lín

xìng Decomposition & Compounds

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