píng

苹果绿

Word · NounTraditional蘋

duckweed; apple green

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

noun

duckweed; marsilea (a type of water plant)

literary

Refers to a small, floating aquatic plant. Often used in classical poetry to describe scenes.

Chí池
táng塘
lǐ里
piāo飘
zhe着
jǐ几
piàn片
fú浮
píng萍
 。

A few pieces of duckweed are floating on the pond.

píng萍
shuǐ水
xiāng相
féng逢

to meet by chance like drifting duckweed (chance encounter)

2.

noun

apple; fruit of the apple tree

Short form for 苹果 (píngguǒ), used primarily in the compound 苹果绿.