胸花

xiōnghuā

noun

Measure Word

一朵胸花 duǒ

Meanings

1 corsage
2 boutonnière
3 flower pinned to the chest

Characters

Examples

新郎的西装上别着一朵白色胸花。

Xīnláng de xīzhuāng shàng bié zhe yī duǒ báisè xiōnghuā.

A white boutonnière is pinned to the groom's suit.

毕业典礼上，每位嘉宾都戴了胸花。

Bìyè diǎnlǐ shàng, měi wèi jiābīn dōu dài le xiōnghuā.

At the graduation ceremony, every guest wore a corsage.

Tips

memory

Literally 'chest flower' — pinned where 胸 (xiōng, chest) meets the lapel. Same construction as 头花 (tóuhuā, hair flower) and 耳花 (ěrhuā, ear flower).

Stroke Order

胸 xiōng

花 huā