苹

píng

used in 蘋果|苹果[ping2 guo3]

plant (艹) + sound ping (平) = the 'ping' in apple (苹果)

艹 marks this as a plant. 平 contributes the sound píng and doesn't carry meaning here — the character exists mainly as one half of 苹果 (apple).

艹+平→苹

平FlatPhonetic

艹GrassSemantic

苹果电脑

píng guǒ diàn nǎo

Apple computer

苹果馅饼

píng guǒ xiàn bǐng

apple pie

苹果

píng guǒ

apple

苹果公司

píng guǒ gōng sī

Apple Inc.

苹果手机

píng guǒ shǒu jī

iPhone

苹果核

píng guǒ hé

apple core

苹果梨

píng guǒ lí

Asian pear; sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)

苹果汁

píng guǒ zhī

apple juice

苹果泥

píng guǒ ní

apple sauce

苹果酱

píng guǒ jiàng

apple sauce

苹果派

píng guǒ pài

apple pie

苹果蠹蛾

píng guǒ dù é

codling moth (Cydia pomonella)