花蜜 (huā mì) — nectar | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

nectar

Examples

花蜜。
Mì fēng cóng huā duǒ zhōng cǎi jí huā mì.
Bees collect nectar from flowers.
花蜜，。
Zhè zhǒng huā de huā mì fēi cháng tián, hěn duō kūn chóng dōu ài chī.
The nectar of this flower is very sweet, and many insects love to eat it.
花蜜。
Yǒu xiē zhí wù huì fēn mì dà liàng huā mì lái xī yǐn chuán fěn zhě.
Some plants secrete a large amount of nectar to attract pollinators.

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” names flowers and “蜜” names sweet fluid, so it is nectar from 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.

宓虫蜜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

虫虫chónginsect

Sound part声符shēngfú

宓

宓mì蜜mì

Same sound today

蜜 is built from 虫, an insect, and 宓, which gives the sound.

Appears in

Plants & Flowers

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