纸花 (zhǐ huā) — paper flower | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

paper flower

Measure word · 朵

Examples

纸花。
Tā zhé le yì duǒ zhǐ huā sòng gěi mā ma.
She folded a paper flower and gave it to her mother.
纸花。
Zhè xiē zhǐ huā kàn qǐ lái xiàng zhēn de yí yàng.
These paper flowers look just like real ones.
纸花。
Tā yòng zhǐ huā zhuāng shì le kè tīng.
He decorated the living room with paper flowers.

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.

纸 indicates the material, and 花 names the flower made from it.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紙; 纸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

氏

氏shì紙zhǐ

Same sound today

For 纸, the traditional form 紙 combines 糸 (silk) with 氏 (the sound part).

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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