花生
Old HSK 5
花生 (huāshēng) · peanut
花生 (huāshēng) means “peanut”. It is written with 2 characters: 花 (flower) + 生 (to give birth). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 花生 is built
The characters
花 huā · flower
What 花 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 化huà — to change
- 亻rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A flower 艹 in bloom 化; 化 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爸爸喜欢吃花生。Wǒ bàba xǐhuan chī huāshēng.My dad likes to eat peanuts.
有些人对花生过敏。Yǒuxiē rén duì huāshēng guòmǐn.Some people are allergic to peanuts.
Questions about 花生
What does 花生 mean?
花生 (huāshēng) means “peanut”.
How do you pronounce 花生?
花生 is pronounced huāshēng.
Which HSK level is 花生?
花生 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 花园huāyuángarden
- 开花kāihuāto bloom
- 鲜花xiānhuāfresh flowers
- 花瓣huābànpetal
- 花蕾huālěiflower bud
- 锦上添花jǐnshàngtiānhuāto make a good thing even better
- 棉花miánhuacotton
- 烟花爆竹yānhuābàozhúfireworks and firecrackers
- 零花钱línghuāqiánpocket money
- 花huāflower
Learn 花生 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.