Definition
这个字读 pín，是古汉语用字，有两个主要含义：一是指一种蒿类植物（香蒿），出自《诗经》等典籍；二是指浮萍，称为“萍”。现代汉语中几乎不再单独使用，通常只作为文言词汇或植物学术语出现。注意与读 píng 的“苹”（苹果）区分。
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(literary) artemisiaa kind of fragrant herb(literary) duckweed (same as 萍)
Examples
- 《》“，苹”。《Shījīng》 lǐ yǒu “yōuyōu lù míng, shí yě zhī pín”.The Book of Songs says, 'The deer bleat 'yoo-yoo' and eat the wild artemisia.'
- 苹，萍。Chítáng lǐ zhǎng mǎn le fúpín, jiù shì cháng jiàn de fúpíng.The pond is covered with duckweed, which is the common duckweed.
- “”pín。Hěn duō rén bù zhīdào “pín” hái yǒu pín zhège dúyīn.Many people don't know that 苹 also has the reading pín.
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