Chinese Character: 苹 (Píng - Apple)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 艹 (Radical: 艹 (grass radical), related to plants)
笔画数: 8 (Number of strokes: 8)
结构分解: 形声字，从艹（与植物相关），平声（píng，表音）。本义指苹果树，现多为“苹果”的简称，特指这种常见水果。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "艹" (grass radical) and "平" (phonetic component). Originally refers to apple tree, now commonly used as the short form of "苹果" (apple).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Píng (Second tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“苹”主要表示：
1. 名词：“苹果”的简称，指一种常见的落叶乔木及其果实（如“苹果树”“红苹果”）；
2. 古汉语：通“蓱”（píng），指浮萍（水生植物），但现代极少使用。("苹" mainly means:
1. Noun: Short form of "苹果" (apple), referring to the fruit and its tree (e.g., "苹果树" - apple tree).
2. Archaic: Equivalent to "蓱" (duckweed), rarely used in modern Chinese.)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 苹果 (píng guǒ) Apple
- 苹果树 (píng guǒ shù) Apple tree
- 苹果汁 (píng guǒ zhī) Apple juice
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“苹”多作名词，常与“果”组合成“苹果”（如“吃苹果”“苹果派”）；单独使用时多为简称（如“苹农”指种植苹果的农民）；可受形容词修饰（如“红苹”“大苹”）；作定语时修饰相关名词（如“苹园”指苹果园）。("苹" is mainly a noun, collocating with "果" (fruit) to form "苹果" (apple) (e.g., "吃苹果" - eat apple). As a short form, it modifies nouns (e.g., "苹农" - apple farmer). Modified by adjectives (e.g., "红苹" - red apple) or used as an attribute (e.g., "苹园" - apple orchard).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
苹果是中国广泛种植的水果，象征平安（“平安果”是节日常见赠品）；成语“苹风轻拂”（píng fēng qīng fú）形容微风拂过苹果林的景象；现代“苹果”也常作为科技品牌名（如Apple Inc.），体现语言的时代性。(Apple is a widely cultivated fruit in China, symbolizing safety ("平安果" - safe apple). The phrase "苹风轻拂" describes a gentle breeze through apple trees. Modern usage includes tech brands (e.g., Apple Inc.), reflecting linguistic evolution.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
秋天的苹果园里，红红的苹果挂满枝头。(Qiū tiān de píng guǒ yuán lǐ, hóng hóng de píng guǒ guà mǎn zhī tóu.)
The red apples hang densely on the branches in the autumn apple orchard.
她每天早上都会吃一个苹果，保持健康。(Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì chī yī gè píng guǒ, bǎo chí jiàn kāng.)
She eats an apple every morning to stay healthy.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“苹”的结构：草字头（艹）表示与植物相关，“平”表发音（Píng）。想象“草字头下长着苹果树”，即可记住“苹”是“苹果”的简称，与“苹果树、苹果”相关。(Associate "苹" with its structure: "艹" (grass) indicates plant, and "平" (píng) indicates pronunciation. Imagine "apple trees growing under grass" to remember it as the short form of "苹果" (apple).)