花环 (huā huán) — wreath; garland; lei | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

wreathgarlandlei

Measure word · 个

Examples

，花环。
Shèng dàn jié de shí hou, mén shàng guà le yí gè huā huán.
At Christmas, a garland was hung on the door.
花环。
Zàng lǐ shàng fàng le hěn duō huā huán.
Many wreaths were placed at the funeral.
花环。
Tā cóng xià wēi yí dài huí lái yí gè huā huán sòng gěi wǒ.
She brought back a lei from Hawaii and gave it to me.

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.

A 环 made of 花 forms a wreath.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 環; 环 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

睘

睘qióng環huán

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

The traditional form 環 pairs 玉 (jade) with a sound part; the simplified 环 is a shorthand and its right side is not the historical sound part.

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