花椰菜 (huā yē cài) — cauliflower | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cauliflower

Measure word · 棵

Examples

花椰菜。
Wǒ mǎi le yí gè huā yē cài.
I bought a cauliflower.
花椰菜。
huā yē cài Chǎo ròu hěn hǎo chī.
Cauliflower stir-fried with meat is delicious.
花椰菜？
Nǐ xǐ huan chī zhǔ huā yē cài ma?
Do you like eating boiled cauliflower?

Origin

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.

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.

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

木耶椰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

耶

耶yē椰yē

Same sound today

椰 has 木 on the left, showing a tree, and 耶 on the right, giving the yē sound.

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

艹采菜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

采

采cǎi菜cài

Same sound today

菜 has 艹 (grass/plants) on top and 采 below; the top part shows it is a plant, while 采 gives the sound.

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