花蕾
Old HSK 6
花蕾 (huālěi) · flower bud
花蕾 (huālěi) means “flower bud”. It is written with 2 characters: 花 (flower) + 蕾 (flower bud). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 花蕾 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)
蕾 lěi · flower bud
What 蕾 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 雷léi — thunder
- 雨yǔ — rain
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 雨yǔ — rain
Example sentences
春天来了，树上长出了花蕾。Chūntiān lái le, shù shàng zhǎngchū le huālěi.Spring has come and buds have appeared on the trees.
花蕾过几天就会开。Huālěi guò jǐ tiān jiù huì kāi.The buds will open in a few days.
Questions about 花蕾
What does 花蕾 mean?
花蕾 (huālěi) means “flower bud”.
How do you pronounce 花蕾?
花蕾 is pronounced huālěi.
Which HSK level is 花蕾?
花蕾 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 花园huāyuángarden
- 开花kāihuāto bloom
- 鲜花xiānhuāfresh flowers
- 花生huāshēngpeanut
- 花瓣huābànpetal
- 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 花蕾 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 79: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.