qín
檎
used in "línqín" (crabapple)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
used in the compound 林檎; crabapple; wild apple (Malus asiatica)
This character does not occur independently in modern Chinese; it only appears in the compound 林檎.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
lín林
qín檎
wèi味
dào道
suān酸
tián甜
kě可
kǒu口
。
This type of crabapple tastes pleasantly sweet and sour.
Shān山
shàng上
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
yě野
shēng生
de的
lín林
qín檎
shù树
。
The mountain is covered with wild crabapple trees.
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Lín林
qín檎
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
shuǐ水
guǒ果
，
yě也
jiào叫
huā花
hóng红
。
The crabapple is an ancient fruit, also known as Chinese pear-leaved apple.