梨花

líhuā

noun #46,042

Measure Word

一朵梨花 duǒ

Meanings

1 pear blossom

Characters

Examples

院子里的梨花开了。

Yuànzi lǐ de líhuā kāi le.

The pear blossoms in the courtyard are out.

一阵风吹过，梨花落满地。

Yí zhèn fēng chuī guò, líhuā luò mǎn dì.

A gust of wind blew by, and the pear blossoms fell all over the ground.

梨花白得像雪。

Líhuā bái de xiàng xuě.

Pear blossoms are as white as snow.

Tips

culture

Pear blossoms are a classic image in Chinese poetry for purity and fleeting beauty. Bai Juyi's line 梨花一枝春带雨 ('a branch of pear blossoms, spring carrying rain') is one of the best-known descriptions of a tearful face.

Stroke Order

梨 lí

花 huā