Cangjie code for 杏

Cangjie decomposition of 杏: 木口 (DR)
木口
DR

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Pronunciation & meaning

Pronunciation
Mandarinㄒㄧㄥˋ xìng
Cantonesehang6
Taiwanesehīng
Meaning
apricot; almond
Kangxi Radical
木 · 7 strokes

Common words

  • yín xìngginkgo
  • xìng rénalmond; apricot kernel
  • xìng ziapricot
  • xìng shùapricot tree
  • xìng línforest of apricot trees; (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 Feng4], 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
  • xìng huā cūnvillage of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧[Du4 Mu4])
  • hóng xìng chū qiánglit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom); fig. a wife having an illicit lover
  • bā dàn xìngalmond (loanword)

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