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苹 Stroke Order — How to Write 苹

Stroke Order

苹 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

苹 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹平

苹 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (plant) carries the meaning, while 平 indicates the sound.

Radical: 艹 + 5 more strokes

苹 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • píng

Meanings of 苹 in Chinese

1

píng苹

apple
我喜欢吃红色的苹果。
I like to eat red apples.
artemisia; wormwood
山坡上长满了野生的苹。
The hillside was covered with wild artemisia.

Common Words and Phrases with 苹

1
píng苹guǒ果
An apple is a round fruit, typically red, yellow, or green, with sweet or slightly sour crisp flesh, growing on a deciduous tree (genus Malus).
我每天早上喜欢吃一个新鲜的苹果。
I like to eat a fresh apple every morning.

More words with 苹

  • píng苹guǒ果shù树apple tree
  • píng苹guǒ果mù木apple wood
  • píng苹guǒ果pí皮apple peel, apple skin
  • píng苹cǎo草water clover, Marsilea
  • píng苹yíng萦Entwined, Lingering
  • yě野shēng生píng苹guǒ果wild apple, crabapple
  • pǔ普tōng通píng苹guǒ果common apple, ordinary apple

Idioms with 苹

  • míng鸣yě野shí食píng苹share weal and woe

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Questions about 苹

What does 苹 mean in Chinese?

苹 (píng) means “apple” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 苹?

苹 is pronounced píng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 苹 have?

苹 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 苹?

苹 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 苹?

The radical of 苹 is 艹, and 苹 is a phono-semantic compound.

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