花店 (huā diàn) — flower shop | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

flower shop

Measure word · 家

Examples

花店。
Wǒ de mèi mei zài huā diàn gōng zuò.
My younger sister works at a flower shop.
花店。
Zhè jiā huā diàn de huā hěn xīn xiān.
The flowers at this flower shop are very fresh.
花店。
Wǒ xiǎng kāi yì jiā huā diàn.
I want to open a flower shop.

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.

花, flowers, combines with 店, a shop, to mean a shop selling flowers.

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.

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

广占店

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse built to depend on a cliff

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn店diàn

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

店 shows 广, a house built to depend on a cliff, and 占, which gives the sound.

Appears in

Plants & Flowers Shopping & Errands

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