花蕾

huālěi

noun HSK 7-9 #27,748

Measure Word

一朵花蕾 duǒ

Meanings

1 bud
2 flower bud

Characters

bud; unopened flower

Examples

HSK 5

这朵玫瑰的花蕾还没有完全开放。

Zhè duǒ méiguī de huālěi hái méiyǒu wánquán kāifàng.

The rose bud hasn't fully bloomed yet.

HSK 6

春天来了，树枝上长满了花蕾。

Chūntiān lái le, shùzhī shàng zhǎngmǎn le huālěi.

Spring has arrived; the branches are covered in flower buds.

Tips

memory

花 (flower) + 蕾 (bud). 蕾 contains the grass radical 艹, hinting at something plant-related that is still closed up, waiting to open.

Stroke Order

花 huā

蕾 lěi