樱花 (yīng huā) — cherry blossom | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cherry blossom

Measure word · 朵

Examples

樱花。
Rì běn de yīng huā fēi cháng yǒu míng.
Japan's cherry blossoms are very famous.
，樱花。
Chūn tiān de shí hou, hěn duō rén qù gōng yuán kàn yīng huā.
In spring, many people go to the park to see cherry blossoms.
樱花。
Zhè kē yīng huā yǐ jīng yǒu wǔ shí nián de lì shǐ le.
This cherry tree already has fifty years of history.

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.

“樱” refers to cherry and “花” to flower, together naming cherry blossoms.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 櫻; 樱 is its simplified writing.

木嬰櫻

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

嬰

嬰yīng櫻yīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 櫻 shows 木 (tree) for its meaning and 嬰 for its 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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