金花 (jīn huā) — (proper noun) golden flower; used in names and cultural references

Definition

金花 (jīnhuā) literally means 'golden flower' and is used mostly as a given name (e.g. 王金花) or a brand/product name (e.g. 金花茶), not as a common everyday noun.

noun
(proper noun) golden flowerused in names and cultural references

Examples

  • 金花。
    Wáng jīn huā shì wǒ men gōng sī zuì yōu xiù de yuán gōng.
    Wang Jinhua is the best employee in our company.
  • 金花，。
    Zhè zhǒng jīn huā chá chǎn zì guǎng xī, fēi cháng míng guì.
    This golden flower tea is produced in Guangxi and is very precious.
  • 金花。
    Xiǎo shuō lǐ de nǚ zhǔ jué jiù jiào jīn huā.
    The female protagonist in the novel is called Jinhua.

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.

金jīngold
花huāflower

金, gold, and 花, flower, form a golden flower.

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.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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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.

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