Browse "Plants" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

摘花

zhāi huā

'Zhāi huā' literally means 'to pick flowers' —

摇钱树

yáo qián shù

‘Yáo qián shù’ literally means ‘shake-money

插花

chā huā

插花 (chā huā) literally means 'to insert flower

插秧

chā yāng

"Chā yāng" literally means "to insert seedlings"

开采

kāi cǎi

'开采' is a compound verb meaning 'to exploit (nat

挑菜

tiāo cài

‘挑菜’ literally means 'to carry vegetables'—th

蔓延

mànyán

蔓延 (mànyán) is a verb meaning 'to spread'—esp

幼苗

yòu miáo

幼苗 literally means 'young sprout' — 幼 (yòu) m

条幅

tiáo fú

A tiáo fú is a traditional Chinese hanging scrol

一幅画

yī fú huà

'Yī fú huà' literally means 'one measure-unit p

草席

cǎo xí

‘草席’ (cǎo xí) is a traditional woven mat mad

工尺谱

gōng chǐ pǔ

Gongche notation (gōng chǐ pǔ) is a traditional

宝石

bǎo shí

宝石 (bǎo shí) literally means 'treasure stone'

嫩豆腐

nèn dòufu

'Nèn dòufu' literally means 'tender bean curd'

嫩绿

nèn lǜ

"Nèn lǜ" literally combines 嫩 (nèn), meaning "

嫩芽

nèn yá

'Nèn yá' literally combines 嫩 (nèn), meaning '

夹注

jiā zhù

‘夹注’ (jiā zhù) literally means ‘inserted an

夕雾

xī wù

‘夕雾’ (xī wù) literally combines 夕 (xī), me

尘土

chén tǔ

尘土 (chén tǔ) literally combines 尘 (chén), me

荷塘

hé táng

荷塘 literally means 'lotus pond' — a body of wat

培土

péi tǔ

‘培土’ is a verb meaning to mound or heap soil a

培植

péi zhí

‘培植’ literally combines ‘péi’ (to cultivate

培育

péi yù

培育 literally combines 培 (péi, 'to cultivate, t

土产

tǔ chǎn

‘土产’ (tǔ chǎn) literally means ‘earth-produ

泥土

ní tǔ

‘泥土’ (ní tǔ) literally combines ‘泥’ (ní)

土豆

tǔ dòu

‘土豆’ (tǔ dòu) literally means ‘earth bean’

吨粮田

dūn liáng tián

'Ton-grain field' (dūn liáng tián) is a technic

喷香

pèn xiāng

喷香 (pèn xiāng) is an adjective meaning 'intens

喷发

pēn fā

‘喷发’ literally combines 喷 (pēn, 'to spurt' o

吹拂

chuī fú

‘吹拂’ is a compound verb meaning 'to blow gentl

花卷

huā juǎn

‘Huā juǎn’ (花卷) is a traditional Chinese ste

修剪

xiū jiǎn

修剪 is a compound verb meaning 'to prune' or 'to

初春

chū chūn

‘初春’ literally means ‘beginning spring’ —

画册

huàcè

'Huàcè' (画册) literally combines 'huà' (画), m

分布

fēn bù

‘分布’ (fēn bù) literally combines ‘分’ (to

布料

bù liào

布料 (bù liào) literally combines 布 (bù), mean

时令

shí lìng

Shí lìng literally combines shí (time, season)

韩丽

hán lì

‘韩丽’ is a rare, literary compound meaning ‘Ko

盐碱地

yán jiǎn dì

Saline-alkali soil (yán jiǎn dì) refers to land

海盐

hǎi yán

‘海盐’ (hǎi yán) literally means ‘sea salt’