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花球 (huā qiú) — decorative flower ball; bouquet (esp. for weddings or celebrations)

Definition

A decorative ball or bouquet made entirely of flowers (or colorful paper shaped like flowers), commonly seen at weddings, parades, and stage events — held, hung, or tossed, not placed in a vase.

noun
decorative flower ballbouquet (esp. for weddings or celebrations)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 花球。
    Xīn niáng shǒu lǐ de huā qiú shì yòng méi gui huā zuò de.
    The bouquet in the bride's hand is made of roses.
  • ，花球。
    Yóu xíng duì wu zhōng, měi gè rén dōu jǔ zhe cǎi sè de huā qiú.
    In the parade, everyone was holding colorful flower balls.
  • 花球。
    Wǎn huì dà tīng zhōng yāng guà zhe yí gè jù dà de huā qiú.
    A huge flower ball is hanging in the center of the party hall.

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huāflower
球qiúball

花 (flower) describes the material or shape of 球 (ball).

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
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 →

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
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
求
求qiú球qiú
Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, which gives the sound.

Open 球 →
Appears in
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