花木 (huā mù) — flowers and trees; vegetation

Definition

noun
flowers and treesvegetation

Examples

  • ,花木。
    Chūn tiān dào le, huā mù dōu kāi shǐ fā yá le.
    Spring has arrived, and the flowers and trees are starting to sprout.
  • 花木。
    Zhè zuò yuán lín lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō zhēn guì de huā mù.
    This garden is planted with many precious flowers and trees.
  • 花木。
    Tā xǐ huan zài yuàn zi lǐ zhǒng yì xiē huā mù lái měi huà huán jìng.
    He likes to plant some flowers and trees in the yard to beautify the environment.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

花huāflower
木mùtree

The 花 flower and 木 tree together mean ornamental vegetation.

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.

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.

Open 花 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

木 is drawn as a tree, with branches above and roots below.

Open 木 →

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