风信子 (fēng xìn zǐ) — hyacinth | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hyacinth

Measure word · 棵

风信子。
Chūn tiān huā yuán lǐ de fēng xìn zǐ kāi huā le.
The hyacinths in the spring garden have bloomed.
风信子。
Tā mǎi le yí shù zǐ sè de fēng xìn zǐ fàng zài kè tīng.
She bought a bunch of purple hyacinths and placed them in the living room.
风信子，。
fēng xìn zǐ De xiāng wèi hěn nóng, wǒ xǐ huan.
The fragrance of hyacinths is very strong; I like it.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

言言yánwords

Sound part声符shēngfú

人

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

信 pairs 人 as the sound part with 言 (words) as the meaning part.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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