Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "蘋", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "蘋", and master the standard way of writing the character "蘋".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 蘋
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "蘋" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
marsiliaceae / clover fern, (artemisia) / duckweed, apple
蘋 píng
[名]
【本义】: 浮萍
1. Da Ping. Now known as "four-leafed vegetable" or "field-shaped grass." A type of fern belonging to the duckweed family. A perennial herb that grows in shallow water. Its leaf stalk is long, with four small leaves clustered at the top. The whole plant can be used for medicinal purposes and is also used as pig feed.
(大萍。今称“四叶菜”、“田字草”。蕨类植物,苹科。多年生浅水草本。叶柄长,顶端集生四片小叶。全草入药。也作猪饲料。)
2. A plant name, a type of fern that is a cryptogam, belonging to the duckweed genus. It grows in shallow water, with long-stemmed leaves forming a compound leaf with four small leaves at the top of the leaf stalk. The lower part of the stalk branches out where sporangia (spore sacs) grow. The compound leaf formed by the four small leaves resembles a "field character" (田字). The entire plant can be used medicinally; it has cooling and diuretic properties. Also known as "white duckweed," "field-shaped grass," or "four-leafed vegetable."
(名词 植物名。一种蕨类的隐花植物。苹科苹属。生在浅水中,叶有长柄,由四片小叶生在叶柄顶端形成一复叶,叶柄下部歧出的小枝上生有孢子囊,四片小叶形成的复叶彷佛田字。全草可入药。草甘、寒滑,汁为清凉剂、利尿剂。也称为「白苹」、「田字草」、「四叶菜」。)
3. A type of fern; specifically, wormwood (artemisia).
(名词 植物名。一种蕨类的隐花植物。苹科苹属。生在浅水中,叶有长柄,由四片小叶生在叶柄顶端形成一复叶,叶柄下部歧出的小枝上生有孢子囊,四片小叶形成的复叶彷佛田字。全草可入药。草甘、寒滑,汁为清凉剂、利尿剂。也称为「白苹」、「田字草」、「四叶菜」。)
4. Refers to "apple." A deciduous shrub of the rose family, its fruits are edible.
(〔蘋果〕蔷薇科,落叶小木。果实可食。)
5. Another form of "píng", specifically referring to a type of boxcar in military vehicles.
(通「軿」。兵车的一种。)
6. As referenced in historical texts, defines "píng" as an aquatic plant that floats without roots.
(《說文》:蘋,無根浮水而生者。)
7. Notably referenced in poetry, it denotes the grazing of deer on wild plants.
(《詩·小雅·鹿鳴》:呦呦鹿嗚,食野之苹。)
8. Example usage includes phrases relating to marriage ceremonies or women's behavioral standards, indicating social referring.
(如:蘋藻主(妻子);蘋敬(礼金))
9. Mentioned in contexts regarding categories of vehicle types, specifically discussing military transportation.
(《周礼·春官·车仆》:蘋车之萃。)