梨花 (lí huā) — pear blossom | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pear blossom

Measure word · 朵

Examples

，梨花。
Chūn tiān lái le, lí huā kāi mǎn le shān pō.
Spring has come, and pear blossoms cover the hillside.
梨花，。
Tā hěn xǐ huan lí huā, měi nián dōu qù pāi zhào.
She really likes pear blossoms and goes to photograph them every year.
梨花。
Yǔ hòu de lí huā gé wài jié bái.
After the rain, the pear blossoms are especially pure white.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

梨 names the pear tree and 花 the blossom, giving pear blossom.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

利木梨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

利

利lì梨lí

Same sound today

梨 places 利 on top of 木, a tree, with 木 showing the tree sense and 利 giving the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

艹化花

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

化

Same sound today

花 pairs 艹 (grass; plant) with 化, which gives the sound.

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