仙客来

仙客來
xiānkèlái
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 cyclamen (flowering plant)

Examples

HSK 4
Xiānkèlái zài dōngtiān kāihuā.
Cyclamen blooms in winter.
HSK 5
Tā zài chuāngtái shàng zhòng le yī pén xiānkèlái.
She has a pot of cyclamen growing on her windowsill.

Tips

memory
A poetic loan-by-sound: 仙客来 ('the immortal guest arrives') phonetically approximates English 'cyclamen' while painting a charming image. One of the loveliest examples of Chinese flower-name borrowing.

Stroke Order

xiān
lái