苹果
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 1
苹果 (píngguǒ) · apple
苹果 (píngguǒ) means “apple”. It is written with 2 characters: 苹 (apple) + 果 (fruit). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 苹果 is built
The characters
苹 píng · apple
What 苹 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 平píng — flat
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 平 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
果 guǒ · fruit
What 果 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Fruit 田 growing on a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我买了三个苹果。Wǒ mǎi le sān gè píngguǒ.I bought three apples.
你喜欢吃苹果吗？Nǐ xǐhuan chī píngguǒ ma?Do you like apples?
Questions about 苹果
What does 苹果 mean?
苹果 (píngguǒ) means “apple”.
How do you pronounce 苹果?
苹果 is pronounced píngguǒ.
Which HSK level is 苹果?
苹果 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 结果jiéguǒresult
- 如果rúguǒif
- 成果chéngguǒresult
- 果然guǒránsure enough
- 果汁guǒzhīfruit juice
- 后果hòuguǒconsequence
- 效果xiàoguǒeffect
- 果实guǒshífruit
- 果断guǒduàndecisive
Learn 苹果 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.