Kiwi in Chinese (Mandarin): 猕猴桃 (míhóutáo)
猕猴桃
míhóutáo
kiwi
- Simplified
- 猕猴桃
- Pinyin
- míhóutáo
- Typed as
- mihoutao
In Taiwan, people say 奇異果 (qíyìguǒ) instead.
Use it in a sentence
猕猴桃里有小黑籽。
A kiwi has little black seeds inside.
The characters in 猕猴桃
猕 / 獼
Part of the word for macaque. 犭 (animal) is on the left.
11 strokes
猴
Monkey. 犭 (animal) is on the left.
12 strokes
桃
Peach.
10 strokes
猕猴桃 is a "monkey peach", because monkeys love the fruit. Kiwis first grew wild in China. In Taiwan people often say 奇異果 (qíyìguǒ).
More examples with 猕猴桃
猕猴桃是绿色的。
獼猴桃是綠色的。
Míhóutáo shì lǜsè de.
Kiwis are green inside.
猕猴桃有一点酸。
獼猴桃有一點酸。
Míhóutáo yǒu yìdiǎn suān.
Kiwis are a little sour.
How to write 猕猴桃 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
猕 11 strokes
猴 12 strokes
桃 10 strokes
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