雕花

diāohuā

noun #43,052

Meanings

1 carving
2 carved decorative patterns
3 to carve patterns

Characters

flower; pattern

Examples

HSK 3

他会在西瓜上雕花。

Tā huì zài xīgua shàng diāohuā.

He can carve patterns into a watermelon.

HSK 7-9

这扇木门上的雕花很精美。

Zhè shàn mùmén shàng de diāohuā hěn jīngměi.

The carving on this wooden door is very fine.

Tips

memory

Swap the two characters and you get the wine 花雕: Shaoxing wine jars were carved and painted with flowers, which gave 花雕酒 its name.

Stroke Order

雕 diāo

花 huā