菊花茶 (jú huā chá) — chrysanthemum tea

Definition

noun
chrysanthemum tea
Measure word · 杯

Examples

  • ，菊花茶。
    Xià tiān de shí hou, wǒ xǐ huan hē bīng liáng de jú huā chá.
    In summer, I like to drink iced chrysanthemum tea.
  • 菊花茶，。
    jú huā chá Yǒu qīng rè de zuò yòng, kě yǐ bāng rén jiàng huǒ.
    Chrysanthemum tea has the effect of clearing heat and can help reduce internal inflammation.
  • 菊花茶，。
    Nǐ cháng cháng zhè bēi jú huā chá, xiāng wèi hěn tè bié.
    Try this cup of chrysanthemum tea — the fragrance is very special.

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.

菊花chrysanthemum flower
菊júchrysanthemum花huāflower
偏正Modifier + head
茶chátea

菊花 names the flower, and 茶 is the tea made from it.

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cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
匊
匊jū菊jú
Same sound today

菊 has 艹 (grass) on top and 匊 below; the grass part marks it as a plant, and 匊 gives the sound.

Open 菊 →

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
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
余
余yú茶chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 茶, the 艹 part marks a plant, and the 余 part gives the sound.

Open 茶 →

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