水仙 (shuǐ xiān) — narcissus | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

narcissus

Measure word · 棵

水仙。
shuǐ xiān Shì yì zhǒng hěn piào liang de huā.
Narcissus is a very beautiful flower.
，水仙。
Měi nián chūn jié, wǒ jiā dōu huì yǎng yì pén shuǐ xiān.
Every Spring Festival, my family grows a pot of narcissus.
水仙，。
Zhè pén shuǐ xiān kāi huā le, zhēn xiāng.
This pot of narcissus has bloomed; it smells really nice.

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 name combines 水 and 仙, evoking a plant grown in water and admired like a fairy.

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

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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

亻山仙

仙 pairs 亻 (person) with 山 (mountain), showing a person moving into a mountain to become immortal; 山 also gives the sound.

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