蓼花

liǎohuā

noun

Measure Word

一块蓼花 kuài

Meanings

1 knotweed flower
2 a puffed glutinous rice candy (蓼花糖)

Characters

Examples

池边开着一片粉色的蓼花。

Chí biān kāizhe yī piàn fěnsè de liǎohuā.

Pink knotweed flowers bloom along the pond.

陕西三原的蓼花糖很有名。

Shǎnxī Sānyuán de liǎohuā táng hěn yǒumíng.

The liaohua candy from Sanyuan, Shaanxi is very famous.

Tips

culture

As food, refers to 蓼花糖, a Shaanxi Sanyuan specialty: puffed glutinous rice dough coated in sesame or sugar, named for its resemblance to knotweed blossoms.

Stroke Order

蓼 liǎo

花 huā