苹果
píngguǒ
apple
Type: NounsHSK 1
苹 (apple; grass radical + 平 'flat') + 果 (fruit). Literally 'flat fruit', though there's no firm agreement on the exact origin.
Giving apples on Christmas Eve (平安夜, píng'ān yè) is a tradition invented by young Chinese, because 'apple' (苹果, píngguǒ) sounds like 'peace' (平安, píng'ān). Students give gift-wrapped apples to their friends.
苹
艹cǎoplant
平píngflat
果
田tiánfield
木mùtree
我吃苹果。
Wǒ chī píngguǒ.
I eat an apple.
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