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蔷薇 (qiáng wēi) — multiflora rose, rambler rose (Rosa multiflora); climbing rose

Definition

蔷薇 (qiángwēi) is the wild or climbing rose with many small clustered blooms — more general and natural than 玫瑰 (méiguī), which usually refers to the cultivated, showier garden rose.

noun
multiflora roserambler rose (Rosa multiflora)climbing rose
Measure word · 朵

Examples

  • 蔷薇，。
    Yuàn zi lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō qiáng wēi, xià tiān kāi dé hěn piào liang.
    There are many rambler roses planted in the yard, and they bloom beautifully in summer.
  • 蔷薇，。
    qiáng wēi Huā suī rán bù rú méi gui yàn lì, dàn yě yǒu yì zhǒng bié yàng de měi.
    Although rambler roses are not as gorgeous as roses, they have a different kind of beauty.
  • 蔷薇。
    Gǔ shí hou hěn duō shī rén dōu xǐ huan xiě shī zàn měi qiáng wēi.
    In ancient times, many poets liked to write poems praising rambler roses.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
联绵liánmiánBound pair

Two characters that only ever appear together, spelling one ancient two-syllable word.

蔷qiáng
薇wēi

The characters 蔷 and 薇 carry no meaning of their own here; together they name the climbing rose.

Sound-only characters

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 薔; 蔷 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
牆
牆qiáng薔
Same sound today

The traditional form 薔 pairs 艸 (grass) with 牆 as the sound part; 蔷 is a simplified form.

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
艸艸cǎograss; plant
Sound part声符shēngfú
微
微wēi薇
Same sound today

The shape of 薇 combines 艸 (grass; plant) with 微, which gives its sound.

Open 薇 →
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