百合 (bǎi hé) — lily | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lily

Measure word · 朵

百合。
Tā mǎi le yí shù bǎi hé.
She bought a bouquet of lilies.
百合。
Xià tiān shì bǎi hé shèng kāi de jì jié.
Summer is the season when lilies bloom.
百合。
bǎi hé Xiàng zhēng zhe chún jié de ài qíng.
Lilies symbolize pure love.

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.

一白百

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

白

Same sound today

百 combines 一, which carries the number meaning, with 白, which provides the sound.

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

亼口合

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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