花根

huāgēn

noun

Meanings

1 flower root
2 root of a flowering plant
3 deep-fried twisted dough stick (regional snack)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

奶奶做的花根又香又脆。

Nǎinai zuò de huāgēn yòu xiāng yòu cuì.

Grandma's huagen twists are fragrant and crispy.

HSK 6

这种花根可以入药。

Zhèzhǒng huāgēn kěyǐ rù yào.

This kind of flower root can be used in medicine.

Tips

usage

Primary reading is literal - 'root of a flower'. In some regions (notably parts of Shanxi and the northwest) 花根 also names a homemade fried-dough snack: strips of sweetened dough twisted and deep-fried. Context decides which sense applies.

Stroke Order

花 huā

根 gēn