Usage of the character 杏
xìng
杏
[杏]
- apricot
- (bound form) almond
xìnglín
杏林
[杏林]
- forest of apricot trees
- (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉 ( Dǒng Fèng), 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
xìngyǎn
杏眼
[杏眼]
- large, round eyes (considered beautiful)
yínxìng
银杏
[銀杏]
- ginkgo
xìngshù
杏树
[杏樹]
- apricot tree
xìngrén
杏仁
[杏仁]
- almond
- apricot kernel
xìngzi
杏子
[杏子]
- apricot
Xìnglín
杏林
[杏林]
- Xinglin District of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海滄區／海沧区 ( Hǎicāng Qū) in 2003)
xìngrénhé
杏仁核
[杏仁核]
- amygdala
xìngrénguǒ
杏仁果
[杏仁果]
- (Tw) almond
Xìnglín Qū
杏林区
[杏林區]
- Xinglin District of Xiamen city 廈門市／厦门市 ( Xiàménshì) (renamed Haicang District 海滄區／海沧区 ( Hǎicāng Qū) in 2003)
xìngréntǐ
杏仁体
[杏仁體]
- amygdala
Xìnghuālǐng
杏花岭
[杏花嶺]
- Xinghualing district of Taiyuan city 太原市 ( Tàiyuánshì), Shanxi
bādànxìng
巴旦杏
[巴旦杏]
- almond (loanword)
xìnghuācūn
杏花村
[杏花村]
- village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧 ( Dù Mù))
xìngbàogū
杏鲍菇
[杏鮑菇]
- king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)
hóngxìngchūqiáng
红杏出墙
[紅杏出牆]
- lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
- fig. a wife having an illicit lover
xìngréndòufu
杏仁豆腐
[杏仁豆腐]
- almond tofu; almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar)
Xìnghuālǐngqū
杏花岭区
[杏花嶺區]
- Xinghualing district of Taiyuan city 太原市 ( Tàiyuánshì), Shanxi
kǔxìngréngān
苦杏仁苷
[苦杏仁苷]
- amygdalin