杏子

xìngzi

noun #25,358

Measure Word

一个杏子 gè

Meanings

1 apricot

Characters

noun suffix (for fruits and small objects)

Examples

她买了一篮新鲜的杏子回来。

Tā mǎi le yī lán xīnxiān de xìngzi huí lái.

She bought a basket of fresh apricots.

杏子成熟了，又甜又软。

Xìngzi chéngshú le, yòu tián yòu ruǎn.

The apricots are ripe — sweet and soft.

这道甜点是用杏子做的。

Zhè dào tiándiǎn shì yòng xìngzi zuò de.

This dessert is made with apricots.

Tips

memory

杏 is the character for apricot — think of the two 口 (mouths) at the bottom as people eagerly eating the fruit off a tree (木).

Stroke Order

杏 xìng

子 zǐ