落花 (luò huā) — fallen flowers | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literary term for flowers that have fallen from a plant, often used to evoke sadness, passing beauty, or nostalgia in poetry. More poetic than everyday 凋谢的花 (wilted/fallen flowers).

noun

fallen flowers

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Examples

，落花。
Chūn tiān lái le, luò huā mǎn dì dōu shì.
Spring has come, and fallen flowers are everywhere on the ground.
，落花。
Yí zhèn fēng chuī guò, luò huā piāo luò xià lái.
A gust of wind blew, and fallen flowers drifted down.
落花，。
Shī rén kàn dào luò huā, xīn zhōng gǎn dào bēi shāng.
The poet saw the fallen flowers and felt sad in his heart.

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.

The 花 that have 落 are 落花.

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.

艹洛落

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

洛

洛luò落luò

Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

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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Plants & Flowers

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