野花 (yě huā) — wildflower | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

wildflower

Measure word · 朵

Examples

野花。
Shān shàng kāi le hěn duō yě huā.
Many wildflowers are blooming on the mountain.
野花。
Tā zhāi le yì duǒ yě huā chā zài tóu fa shàng.
She picked a wildflower and put it in her hair.
野花。
Zhè xiē yě huā bǐ huā yuán lǐ de huā gèng zì rán.
These wildflowers are more natural than the flowers in the garden.

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.

野 means wild and 花 means flower, so together they refer to a flower growing in the wild.

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

田田tiánfield

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

予

予yǔ野yě

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

野 combines 田 (field) above 土 (earth) to show open country, with 予 giving the sound.

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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