花粉 (huā fěn) — pollen | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pollen

Measure word · 种

Examples

，花粉。
Chūn tiān de shí hou, huā fěn huì yǐn qǐ guò mǐn.
In spring, pollen can cause allergies.
花粉。
Zhè zhǒng huà zhuāng pǐn lǐ hán yǒu tiān rán huā fěn.
This cosmetic contains natural pollen.
花粉。
Mì fēng cóng huā duǒ shàng cǎi jí huā fěn.
Bees collect pollen from flowers.

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.

The fine 粉 made by 花 is called 花粉.

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.

米分粉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

分

分fēn粉fěn

Same sound today

粉 pairs 米 (rice) with 分 for its sound. The rice part points to face powder made from rice.

Appears in

Plants & Flowers

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