The kanji 杏 generally represents the apricot fruit or the apricot tree. It embodies the characteristics of the apricot: its beautiful blossoms, its delicious fruit, and its association with springtime.

・On-yomi (音読み): キョウ (kyou) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あんず (anzu)

⚫︎杏 (anzu) Translation: apricot ⚫︎杏仁 (kyounin) Translation: apricot kernel ⚫︎杏の花 (anzu no hana) Translation: apricot blossom

⚫︎The kanji 杏 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎The semantic component is 木 (ki - tree, wood), indicating the character's association with a tree. ⚫︎The phonetic component is ｜｜｜｜(kyou), which is now obsolete in modern kanji. This component provides the sound. ⚫︎Therefore, the kanji visually and conceptually links the plant (tree) with its specific fruit (apricot) through its form and pronunciation.