forest of apricot trees; (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 Feng4], 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
Characters in this word
2杏
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apricot, (bound form) almond
- Pinyin
- xìng
- Strokes
- 7
林
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surname Lin, Japanese surname Hayashi
- Pinyin
- Lín
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4039 of 2500