花骨朵

huāgūduo

noun #67,789

Measure Word

一个花骨朵 gè

Meanings

1 flower bud
2 unopened blossom

Characters

bone (here: tight little knob)

blossom (neutral tone here)

Examples

HSK 3

小女孩像花骨朵一样可爱。

Xiǎo nǚhái xiàng huāgūduo yíyàng kě'ài.

The little girl is as adorable as a flower bud.

HSK 5

院子里的桃树长满了花骨朵。

Yuànzi lǐ de táoshù zhǎngmǎn le huāgūduo.

The peach tree in the courtyard is covered in buds.

Tips

register

Colloquial and warmer than the formal 花蕾. Note 朵 is read with neutral tone (duo) here, not the usual full-tone duǒ used as a measure word for flowers.

memory

骨 normally means 'bone'. Picture the tight bud as the 'little bone' of the flower before it opens out into 朵 (a whole bloom).

Stroke Order

花 huā

骨 gǔ

朵 duǒ