玫瑰 (méi gui) — rose | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rose

Measure word · 朵, 棵

玫瑰。
Tā zài huā yuán lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō méi gui.
She planted many roses in the garden.
玫瑰。
Zhè duǒ méi gui de xiāng wèi hěn nóng.
This rose has a strong fragrance.
玫瑰。
Wǒ mǎi le yì kē méi gui sòng gěi mā ma.
I bought a rose bush for Mom.

Single-morpheme word

构词法gòucífǎ

联绵liánmiánBound pair

Two characters that only ever appear together, spelling one ancient two-syllable word.

瑰guī

玫 and 瑰 carry no meaning of their own here; together they name the rose.

Sound-only characters

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𤣩Written in full as玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

文

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 𤣩 (written as 玉) shows jade, and the right part 文 supplies the sound.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𤣩Written in full as玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

鬼

Same sound today

In 瑰, the left part 𤣩 is the jade sign, written in full as 玉, and the right part 鬼 gives the sound guǐ.

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