花香 (huā xiāng) — fragrance of flowers; floral scent | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fragrance of flowersfloral scent

Examples

花香。
Chūn tiān de huā yuán lǐ piāo zhe zhèn zhèn huā xiāng.
The spring garden is filled with wafts of floral fragrance.
花香。
Zhè kuǎn xiāng shuǐ yǐ qīng xīn de huā xiāng wèi zhǔ diào.
This perfume features a fresh floral scent as its main note.
花香，。
Yí zhèn huā xiāng cóng chuāng wài piāo jìn lái, ràng rén xīn qíng shū chàng.
A burst of flower fragrance drifts in from the window, lifting one's spirits.

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.

香xiāngfragrance

花 means flower and 香 means fragrance, so 花香 is the scent of flowers.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

黍黍shǔglutinous millet
口口kǒumouth

香's early form paired 黍 (glutinous millet) with 口 (mouth), perhaps showing millet drink being taken in or offered.

Appears in

Plants & Flowers Senses

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