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Word and Radical Components of 西兰花

The Chinese word 西兰花 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
西兰花 1. Simplified form of 西蘭花

西兰花 ⇨ 西 + 兰 + 花
Component Pinyin Meanings
西 xī 1. west; western
2. (Cantonese, euphemistic) Synonym of 閪 (hai1)
3. spin (noun)
     腳趾尾mei5-1 拉laai1西 - to do a sidespin with one's little toe -
4. to spin; to cause to spin
5. carrying spin
6. to deviate from a path due to some force
     架 車 轉zyun3彎 嗰陣zan6-2 好 西。 - There was strong centrifugal force when the vehicle turned.
7. to hit
     一嘢 西 落 佢 度
兰 1. Simplified form of 蘭
2. Variant of 藍
3. Variant of 籃
花 huā 1. flower; blossom
     花朵 - flower
2. florid; flowery
     花花hua綠綠
3. pattern; design
     花纹 - 花纹
4. blurred
     眼花 - to have blurred vision
5. fireworks
     煙花 - fireworks
6. essence; cream
7. wound
8. Short for 天花, gloss=smallpox
     種zhòng花 - to vaccinate against smallpox
9. courtesan; prostitute
10. to spend (money, time, etc.); to cost
     這 件 衣服 花 了 不到 一百 塊 - This clothing cost less than 100 yuan.
11. profligate
12. (slang) randy; lecherous
13. (slang) to be horny; to womanize
     儂 又 要 去 花 儂 個 女朋友 了 是 ?？ - tr=3non&3hhieu+2iau+2qi+1ho+3non&5hheq+3nyy baan hhieu&0leq&3zr va, You're going to seduce your girlfriend again aren't you?, SH, ref=2007, 上海话大词典, page 52
14. false
15. (Cantonese) scratched
     佢 著着 咗 呢ni1 對 鞋 兩 個 月 就 已經 花 嗮 喇。 - He's worn the shoes for only two months and they're already all scratched up.
16. (Cantonese, of images, drawings, patterns, etc.) over-colorful; chaotic; messy
17. (Cantonese, card games) flush
18. (Hong Kong) pip (insignia)
19. (Xiamen, &, Zhangzhou Hokkien) to extinguish; to put out (of fire)
20. (Quanzhou Hokkien) to disappear (of a scar)
21. (Shanghainese Wu) cotton
22. (Shanghainese Wu) to tease
     儂 覅 來 花 我 了，我 根本 覅 儂 搿 本 書。 - tr=3non&3viau&3le&1ho+3ngu&0leq&3ngu&1ken pen&3viau&3non&5geq pen&1sr, Stop teasing me, I didn't even want your book in the first place., SH, ref=2007, 上海话大词典, page
23. . Hua

兰 ⇨ 丷 + 三 + 䒑 + 二
Component Pinyin Meanings
丷 bā, dàobāzì 1. (Component variant of 八*.)
三 sān 1. three
2. (Mainland, slang) the other woman; the other man
sān, sàn 3. repeatedly; thrice
     三思 - to think carefully
䒑 1. Variant of 艸
二 èr 1. two
     二 號 線 (èr hào xiàn) - line no. 2
2. second
     二哥 - second elder brother
     二意 - tr=èryì -
     二心 - tr=èrxīn -
3. (handwritten, dated, now, informal) (An iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous hanzi; often written at a smaller size when used for this purpose.)
     Synonyms: 々, 〻
4. Short for "twenty, two hundred or two thousand" after hundreds, thousands and ten thousands.
     ※ (Such a definition of a number results from a number's being used without a unit after a quantity with both a value (exists even if hidden) and a unit to indicate the quantity with the value
     百 二 - one hundred twenty
     百 二 (pah jī) - one hundred twenty, MN
     買 電腦 花 了 一 千 二。 (Mǎi diànnǎo huā le yī qiān èr.) - Buying the computer cost me a thousand and two hundred bucks.
5. Short for "twenty cents".
     黃瓜 一 塊 二 一 斤。 (Huángguā yī kuài èr yī jīn.) - The cucumbers are one dollar twenty per half kilogram.
6. (dialectal Mandarin) stupid, dumb; silly, thick, lacking mental agility (often in a cute way)
     你 這 人 怎麼 這麼 二！ (Nǐ zhè rén zěnme zhème èr!) - Why are you so incorrigibly stupid!
7. (HKC, school slang) to obtain a level two in a subject in DSE (exam) (usually implies failing the subject)
     我 中文man4-2 二 咗，入 唔到 Uju1。 - I got a level two in Chinese, can't get into university.
8. (classical) Alternative form of 貳; usually limited to the simplified script
     不二过 - tr=bù'èrguò
9. usage. See 兩 - Usage notes.

花 ⇨ 艹 + 化
Component Pinyin Meanings
艸 1. grass
2. Variant of 草
化 huà 1. to change; to transform
2. to become; to turn into
3. to melt
     把 雪 化-掉 - make snow melt
4. to dissolve
5. (Suffix denoting "change into ...". Akin to English (m, en, -ize) and m, en, -ization).
     民主化 - democratize
6. (chemistry) (Affix denoting combination.)
     氧化鈣 - calcium oxide
     氫氧化鈉 - sodium hydroxide
7. Short for 教化, enlightenment; cultivation
8. (in compounds) Short for 化學, chemistry
     日化 - household chemicals
     化工 - chemical industry
9. Variant of 花
10. Variant of 貨

丷 ⇨ 丶 + 丿
Component Pinyin Meanings
丶 zhǔ 1. dot
2. (An ancient punctuation mark.)
3. Alternative form of 主 (-)
丿 piě 1. slash
yì 2. left-falling stroke, usually read as 撇
3. to arrive

三 ⇨ 一 + 一 + 一
Component Pinyin Meanings
一 一 1. one
     一 長 一 短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long
     一 死 一 傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured
     一 高 一 低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low
     一 天 一 夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night
     一 日 一 夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C
     一 左 一 右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right
2. each; every
     給 他 們 一 人 一 顆 蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.
3. single; alone
     獨自 一 人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person
     專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous
4. whole; entire; all: throughout
     他們 在 海灘 上 玩 了 一 下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
5. same; identical
     大小 不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size
     大細 不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C
6. (classical) another; alternative
     蟋蟀，一 名 促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.
7. (formal) certain aforementioned
     「旋律」一 詞 中 的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律
8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:
9.    Indicating that the action has occurred only once
10.    看 一 看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look
11.    望 一 望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C
12.    Indicating the intention to try
13.    算 一 算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it
14.    計 一 計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C
15. once; as soon as; upon
     一 到 OP 就 卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.
     我 一 拍 了 照片，她 就 立即 成為 眾人 矚目 的 焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.
     一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off
     一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?
16. (gay slang) top
     一號 - yīhào - a top
17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die
18. =====Usage notes=====
yī 19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).
20. one
21. each; every
22. whole; entire; all
yíeijing dialect 23. (Beijing) one
24. =====Usage notes=====
一 一 1. one
     一 長 一 短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long
     一 死 一 傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured
     一 高 一 低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low
     一 天 一 夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night
     一 日 一 夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C
     一 左 一 右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right
2. each; every
     給 他 們 一 人 一 顆 蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.
3. single; alone
     獨自 一 人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person
     專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous
4. whole; entire; all: throughout
     他們 在 海灘 上 玩 了 一 下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
5. same; identical
     大小 不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size
     大細 不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C
6. (classical) another; alternative
     蟋蟀，一 名 促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.
7. (formal) certain aforementioned
     「旋律」一 詞 中 的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律
8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:
9.    Indicating that the action has occurred only once
10.    看 一 看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look
11.    望 一 望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C
12.    Indicating the intention to try
13.    算 一 算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it
14.    計 一 計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C
15. once; as soon as; upon
     一 到 OP 就 卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.
     我 一 拍 了 照片，她 就 立即 成為 眾人 矚目 的 焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.
     一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off
     一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?
16. (gay slang) top
     一號 - yīhào - a top
17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die
18. =====Usage notes=====
yī 19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).
20. one
21. each; every
22. whole; entire; all
yíeijing dialect 23. (Beijing) one
24. =====Usage notes=====
一 一 1. one
     一 長 一 短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long
     一 死 一 傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured
     一 高 一 低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low
     一 天 一 夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night
     一 日 一 夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C
     一 左 一 右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right
2. each; every
     給 他 們 一 人 一 顆 蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.
3. single; alone
     獨自 一 人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person
     專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous
4. whole; entire; all: throughout
     他們 在 海灘 上 玩 了 一 下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
5. same; identical
     大小 不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size
     大細 不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C
6. (classical) another; alternative
     蟋蟀，一 名 促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.
7. (formal) certain aforementioned
     「旋律」一 詞 中 的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律
8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:
9.    Indicating that the action has occurred only once
10.    看 一 看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look
11.    望 一 望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C
12.    Indicating the intention to try
13.    算 一 算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it
14.    計 一 計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C
15. once; as soon as; upon
     一 到 OP 就 卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.
     我 一 拍 了 照片，她 就 立即 成為 眾人 矚目 的 焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.
     一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off
     一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?
16. (gay slang) top
     一號 - yīhào - a top
17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die
18. =====Usage notes=====
yī 19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).
20. one
21. each; every
22. whole; entire; all
yíeijing dialect 23. (Beijing) one
24. =====Usage notes=====

䒑 ⇨ 丷 + 一
Component Pinyin Meanings
丷 bā, dàobāzì 1. (Component variant of 八*.)
一 一 1. one
     一 長 一 短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long
     一 死 一 傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured
     一 高 一 低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low
     一 天 一 夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night
     一 日 一 夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C
     一 左 一 右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right
2. each; every
     給 他 們 一 人 一 顆 蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.
3. single; alone
     獨自 一 人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person
     專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous
4. whole; entire; all: throughout
     他們 在 海灘 上 玩 了 一 下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
5. same; identical
     大小 不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size
     大細 不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C
6. (classical) another; alternative
     蟋蟀，一 名 促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.
7. (formal) certain aforementioned
     「旋律」一 詞 中 的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律
8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:
9.    Indicating that the action has occurred only once
10.    看 一 看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look
11.    望 一 望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C
12.    Indicating the intention to try
13.    算 一 算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it
14.    計 一 計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C
15. once; as soon as; upon
     一 到 OP 就 卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.
     我 一 拍 了 照片，她 就 立即 成為 眾人 矚目 的 焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.
     一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off
     一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?
16. (gay slang) top
     一號 - yīhào - a top
17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die
18. =====Usage notes=====
yī 19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).
20. one
21. each; every
22. whole; entire; all
yíeijing dialect 23. (Beijing) one
24. =====Usage notes=====

化 ⇨ 亻 + 匕
Component Pinyin Meanings
亻 rén 1. Side form of the person (人) radical.
2. usage. Only used as a component in a character. Referred to as 單人旁.
匕 bǐ 1. (historical) a kind of spoon in ancient China
2. (literary) dagger
3. Original form of 妣 (deceased mother)
4. Variant of 牝