萍 píng — duckweed
池塘的水面上漂着一片浮萍。Chí táng de shuǐ miàn shàng piāo zhe yí piàn fú píng.Duckweed floats on the surface of the pond.
Common words: 萍水相逢 (píng shuǐ xiāng féng)、浮萍 (fú píng)、萍蓬草 (píng péng cǎo)
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Chinese characters meaning "duckweed"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "duckweed", including 萍 (píng), 苹 (píng / pín). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "duckweed" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 萍 (píng), 苹 (píng / pín) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span píng, pín — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 萍 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 萍 píngduckweedUseful words: 萍水相逢, 浮萍
- 苹 píng / pínmarsiliaceae; clover fern; (artemisia); duckweed; appleUseful words: 苹果, 苹果派
Common words for these 2 "duckweed" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 萍 (píng) — so "duckweed" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "duckweed".
苹 píng / pín — marsiliaceae; clover fern; (artemisia); duckweed; apple
苹果是一种营养丰富的水果。Píng guǒ shì yì zhǒng yíng yǎng fēng fù de shuǐ guǒ.The apple is a nutritious fruit.
Common words: 苹果 (píng guǒ)、苹果派 (píng guǒ pài)、苹果酒 (píng guǒ jiǔ)
All 2 characters
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