Chinese word

花瓣

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuā bàn

Meaning

  • nounpetal

Example

风吹落了许多花瓣。fēng chuī luò le xǔ duō huā bàn

The wind blew many petals to the ground.

Illustration for 花瓣 (petal)

More examples

她把一片花瓣夹在书里当作书签。tā bǎ yí piàn huā bàn jiā zài shū lǐ dàng zuò shū qiān

She placed a petal in the book as a bookmark.

Core concept

A flower's soft outer pieces make a ring that surrounds its center.

Common phrases

  • 一片花瓣yí piàn huā bàn

    a petal

  • 粉色的花瓣fěn sè de huā bàn

    pink petal

  • 落下的花瓣luò xià de huā bàn

    fallen petal

Similar words

花朵huā duǒ: The complete flowering part of a plant, seen as one blossom.
花瓣儿huā bànr: A northern colloquial term for a single soft, thin flower part around the center.

Definition in Chinese

花瓣是构成花朵外围的薄而柔软的片状部分，通常成多片围绕花心。huā bàn shì gòu chéng huā duǒ wài wéi de báo ér róu ruǎn de piàn zhuàng bù fèn tōng cháng chéng duō piàn wéi rào huā xīn

Word origin

The word 花瓣 (huābàn, "petal") joins 花 (huā, "flower") with 瓣 (bàn, "segment"), extending the idea of a separated piece to the parts of a flower.

Usage tips

  • The measure word 片 (piàn, "piece") fits this noun, whereas 朵 (duǒ, "blossom") counts whole flowers, so the two classifiers should not be swapped.

Related words

  • 花瓣状huā bàn zhuàngpetal-shapedadjective

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