松花

sōnghuā
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 pine pollen
  2. 2 pine blossom
  3. 3 century egg

Examples

HSK 6
Sōnghuā kěyǐ rùyào, yě néng pào jiǔ.
Pine pollen can be used as medicine and also to make liquor.
HSK 7-9
Tā diǎn le yì pán sōnghuā bàn dòufu.
He ordered a plate of century egg with tofu.

Tips

usage
松花 literally means "pine blossom" (pine pollen), but is most often encountered in 松花蛋 (century egg / preserved duck egg), named for the pine-branch-like crystalline patterns that form on the egg white during preservation. 松花 alone may refer to either meaning in context.

Stroke Order

sōng
huā