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玫瑰花 (méi guī huā) — rose

Definition

noun
rose
Measure word · 朵

Examples

  • 玫瑰花。
    Tā sòng gěi wǒ yí shù méi guī huā.
    She gave me a bouquet of roses.
  • 玫瑰花。
    Zhè xiē méi guī huā kāi dé hěn měi.
    These roses are blooming beautifully.
  • 玫瑰花。
    méi guī huā Shì ài qíng de xiàng zhēng.
    The rose is a symbol of love.

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.

玫瑰rose
玫méi瑰guī
联绵Bound pair
花huāflower

玫瑰 names the rose and 花 means flower, so 玫瑰花 is a rose flower.

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
𤣩Written in full as玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
文
文wén玫
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 𤣩 (written as 玉) shows jade, and the right part 文 supplies the sound.

Open 玫 →

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
𤣩Written in full as玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
鬼
鬼guǐ瑰
Same sound today

In 瑰, the left part 𤣩 is the jade sign, written in full as 玉, and the right part 鬼 gives the sound guǐ.

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
艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant
Sound part声符shēngfú
化
化huà花
Same sound today

花 pairs 艹 (grass; plant) with 化, which gives the sound.

Open 花 →
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Plants & Flowers

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