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.

春雨

chūn yǔ

'Spring rain' (chūn yǔ) literally combines 春 (c

春风

chūn fēng

春风 (chūn fēng) literally means 'spring wind'

草帽

cǎo mào

A cǎo mào (straw hat) is a lightweight, breathab

表层

biǎo céng

‘表层’ literally means ‘surface layer’ — comb

层次

céng cì

‘层次’ (céng cì) literally combines ‘层’ (la

害虫

hài chóng

害虫 (hài chóng) literally means 'harm-insect'

果园

guǒ yuán

An orchard is a piece of land where fruit trees—s

植物园

zhí wù yuán

植物园 (zhí wù yuán) literally means 'plant gar

花园

huā yuán

‘花园’ literally combines ‘花’ (huā), meaning

啤酒花

pí jiǔ huā

啤酒花 (pí jiǔ huā) literally means 'beer flowe

又香又脆

yòu xiāng yòu cuì

'Yòu xiāng yòu cuì' is a reduplicative adjecti

又大又圆

yòu dà yòu yuán

'又大又圆' is a fixed four-character pattern used

刚劲

gāng jìng

刚劲 (gāng jìng) is an adjective describing some

结冰

jié bīng

'Jié bīng' literally means 'to form ice' — the

伞形

sǎn xíng

'伞形' (sǎn xíng) is a compound adjective meanin

融化

róng huà

融化 (róng huà) is a verb meaning 'to melt' — t

品种

pǐn zhǒng

'品种' (pǐn zhǒng) literally combines '品' (pǐn

种类

zhǒng lèi

‘种类’ (zhǒng lèi) is a compound noun meaning

种子

zhǒng zi

‘种子’ (zhǒng zi) literally means ‘seed’ — t

颜料

yánliào

颜料 (yánliào) literally combines 颜 (yán), mea

零落

líng luò

零落 (líng luò) is a literary verb meaning 'to w

阴影

yīn yǐng

‘阴影’ literally combines 阴 (yīn), meaning ‘s

卖菜

mài cài

'卖菜' literally means 'to sell vegetables' — 卖

药材

yào cái

药材 (yào cái) literally means 'medicine materia

宣纸

xuān zhǐ

Xuan paper (xuān zhǐ) is a high-quality, handmad

红糖

hóng táng

Red sugar (hóng táng) is unrefined cane or beet

红花

hóng huā

红花 literally means 'red flower' — combining 红

竹篮

zhú lán

‘Zhú lán’ literally means ‘bamboo basket’—a

花篮

huā lán

A huā lán (flower basket) is a decorative contai

菜篮

cài lán

'Cài lán' literally combines 'cài' (vegetable,

百花齐放

bǎi huā qí fàng

‘Bǎi huā qí fàng’ literally means ‘a hundre

白雪

bái xuě

‘Bái xuě’ literally means 'white snow' — a co

哈密瓜

hā mì guā

哈密瓜 is a type of sweet, orange-fleshed melon na

冬瓜

dōng guā

Winter melon (dōng guā) is a large, pale green g

南瓜

nán guā

‘Nán guā’ (pumpkin) is a common noun referring

蒸汽

zhēng qì

Steam is the invisible, hot, gaseous form of water

民歌

mín gē

‘Mín gē’ literally combines ‘mín’ (people,

木床

mù chuáng

‘木床’ (mù chuáng) literally means ‘wood bed

农夫

nóng fū

‘Nóng fū’ literally means ‘agriculture person

打场

dǎ cháng

‘打场’ (dǎ cháng) is a traditional agricultura