花序

huāxù

noun

Meanings

1 inflorescence
2 flower cluster

Characters

order / sequence

Examples

HSK 6

植物学按花序的形态进行分类。

Zhíwùxué àn huāxù de xíngtài jìnxíng fēnlèi.

Botany classifies plants according to inflorescence morphology.

HSK 7-9

向日葵的花序很大。

Xiàngrìkuí de huāxù hěn dà.

The sunflower has a very large inflorescence.

Tips

memory

Parses as 花 (flower) plus 序 (order, sequence) - the 'arrangement order' of flowers on a stem. Different arrangements get specific names: 总状花序 (raceme), 伞形花序 (umbel), 头状花序 (capitulum, sunflower-style).

Stroke Order

花 huā

序 xù