喇叭花

lǎbāhuā

noun #97,910

Measure Word

一朵喇叭花 duǒ

Meanings

1 morning glory (Ipomoea nil)

Characters

(in 喇叭, horn)

(in 喇叭, horn)

Examples

墙上爬满了紫色的喇叭花。

Qiáng shàng pá mǎn le zǐsè de lǎbāhuā.

The wall was covered in purple morning glories.

喇叭花清晨开放，下午就合上了。

Lǎbāhuā qīngchén kāifàng, xiàwǔ jiù hé shàng le.

Morning glories open at dawn and close in the afternoon.

奶奶在阳台上种了一些喇叭花。

Nǎinai zài yángtái shàng zhǒng le yīxiē lǎbāhuā.

Grandma planted some morning glories on the balcony.

Tips

memory

Look at the bloom: a wide trumpet-shaped flare. 喇叭 = trumpet/horn, 花 = flower — the 'trumpet flower.' Same naming logic as English 'morning glory' but focused on the shape rather than the time of day.

Stroke Order

喇 la

叭 bā

花 huā