海红 (hǎihóng): haihong fruit

Meanings

1 haihong fruit
2 small red crabapple-like fruit native to northern Shaanxi

Characters

海

Examples

府谷的海红果远近闻名。

Fǔgǔ de hǎihóng guǒ yuǎnjìn wénmíng.

Fugu's haihong fruit is famous far and wide.

秋天树上挂满了红红的海红。

Qiūtiān shù shàng guà mǎn le hónghóng de hǎihóng.

In autumn the trees are covered with bright red haihong fruit.

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usage

Short for 海红果 (hǎihóngguǒ), a small tart red fruit from the genus Malus, grown almost exclusively in northern Shaanxi (especially Fugu county) and used in juice, jam, and dried snacks. Often confused with 海棠果 (crabapple), which is a wider category.