杏子

Chinese

		apricot	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (杏子)		杏	子
simp. #(杏子)		杏	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xìngzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄗ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hen⁴ zi³

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хынзы (hɨnzɨ, III-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁶ zi²
• Gan (Wiktionary): xin⁵ zi
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶ghan-tsy / ²ghan₆-tsy₃
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xin⁴ zr

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: syìng-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinq.tzy
    • Palladius: синцзы (sinczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 性子 杏子

  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: hen⁴ zi³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xenz
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xən²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хынзы (hɨnzɨ, III-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xəŋ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hang⁶ zi²
    • Yale: hahng jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁶ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: heng⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²² t͡siː³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xin⁵ zi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin¹¹ t͡sz̩¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ghan-tsy
    • MiniDict: ghan^去 tsy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhan-tsr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦã²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²ghan₆-tsy₃
    • MiniDict: ghan^去 tsy^上
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦã²² t͡sz̩³³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: xin⁴ zr
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

杏子

1. apricot

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 杏 (“apricot”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		杏
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		杏
Taxonomic name		杏
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	杏兒
	Langfang	杏兒
	Harbin	杏兒
Jilu Mandarin	Tangshan	杏兒
	Cangzhou	杏兒
	Baoding	杏兒
	Shijiazhuang	杏兒
	Jinan	杏
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	杏子, 杏兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	杏
	Daming	杏
	Wanrong	杏
	Zhengzhou	杏
	Xi'an	杏
	Xining	杏兒
	Xuzhou	杏子, 杏
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	杏子
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	杏子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	杏子
	Bayanhot	杏子
	Lanzhou	杏子
	Ürümqi	杏子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	杏子, 杏兒
	Wuhan	杏子
	Guiyang	杏子
	Liuzhou	杏子果
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	杏子
	Yangzhou	杏子
	Hefei	杏子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	杏
	Hong Kong	杏
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	杏
	Macau	杏
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	杏
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	杏
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	杏
	Foshan	杏
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	杏
	Foshan (Shunde)	杏
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	杏
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	杏
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	杏
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	杏
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	杏
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	杏
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	杏
	Taishan	杏
	Kaiping (Chikan)	杏
	Enping (Niujiang)	杏
	Heshan (Yayao)	杏
	Dongguan	杏
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	杏
	Qingyuan	杏
	Fogang	杏
	Yingde (Hanguang)	杏
	Yangshan	杏
	Lianshan (Butian)	杏
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	杏
	Shaoguan	杏
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	杏
	Renhua	杏
	Lechang	杏
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	杏
	Sihui	杏仔
	Guangning	杏
	Deqing	杏
	Huaiji	杏
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	杏
	Yunfu	杏
	Xinxing	杏
	Luoding	杏
	Yunan (Pingtai)	杏
	Yangjiang	杏
	Xinyi	杏
	Lianjiang	杏
	Nanning	杏
Gan	Nanchang	杏子
	Lichuan	杏子
	Pingxiang	杏子
Hakka	Meixian	杏仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	杏
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	杏
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	杏
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	杏
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	杏
	Yudu	杏子
Huizhou	Jixi	杏
Jin	Taiyuan	杏兒
	Pingyao	杏兒
	Xinzhou	杏兒
	Hohhot	杏兒
	Zhangjiakou	杏兒
	Handan	杏兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	杏
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	杏
Southern Min	Xiamen	杏
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	杏
	Chaozhou	杏
	Leizhou	杏
	Haikou	杏子
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	杏
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	杏
Wu	Shanghai	杏子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	杏子
	Suzhou	杏子
	Danyang	杏子
	Hangzhou	杏子
	Ningbo	杏子
	Wenzhou	杏梅, 杏兒
Xiang	Changsha	杏子
	Shuangfeng	杏子
	Quanzhou	杏

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (杏子):

• → Japanese: 杏子(あんず) (anzu)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
杏	子
あん Jinmeiyō	す > ず Grade: 1
tōon

Alternative spelling
杏

From a dialect of Chinese 杏子 (xìngzi), compare Cantonese 杏子 (hang⁶ zi²).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あんず [àńzú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ã̠nd͡zɨ]

Noun

杏(あん)子(ず) or 杏子(アンズ) • (anzu) 

1. an apricot, especially the Armenian plum, Prunus armeniaca

   Synonym: 唐桃 (karamomo)

   Hypernym: 薔薇 (bara)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アンズ (anzu).

Derived terms

• 杏(あん)子(ず)餡(あん) (anzuan)
• 杏(あん)子(ず)色(いろ) (anzuiro)
• 杏(アン)子(ズ)梅(ウメ) (anzu ume)
• 杏(アン)子(ズ)茸(タケ) (anzu take)
• 花(はな)杏(あんず) (hanānzu)

Descendants

• → Translingual: ansu

See also

• アプリコット (apurikotto)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
杏	子
きょう Jinmeiyō	こ Grade: 1
kan'yōon	kun'yomi

Kanji spelling of a common given name.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょーこ [kyóꜜòkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːko̞]

Proper noun

杏(きょう)子(こ) • (Kyōko) 

1. a female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
杏	子
もも Jinmeiyō	こ Grade: 1
nanori	kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 杏子 – see the following entry.

【桃子ももこ】 [proper noun] a female given name Alternative spellings 百子, 百々子

(This term, 杏子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

• “^▲杏子”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026