杜鹃花

杜鵑花

dùjuānhuā

noun #29,953

Measure Word

一朵杜鹃花 duǒ

Meanings

1 azalea (Rhododendron simsii)
2 rhododendron

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

每到春天，山坡上开满了红色的杜鹃花。

Měi dào chūntiān, shānpōshàng kāi mǎn le hóngsè de dùjuānhuā.

Every spring, the hillsides are covered in red azalea blossoms.

HSK 6

杜鹃花是贵州的省花。

Dùjuānhuā shì Guìzhōu de shěng huā.

The azalea is the provincial flower of Guizhou.

Tips

culture

杜鹃花 shares its name with the cuckoo bird (杜鹃). The legend says that a cuckoo cried until it bled, and its blood stained the flowers red - giving the plant a poetic, melancholy association in Chinese literature.

Stroke Order

杜 dù

鹃 juān

花 huā