仙人掌

xiānrénzhǎng

noun #12,190

Measure Word

一棵仙人掌 kē

Meanings

1 cactus

Characters

immortal; celestial

palm of the hand

Examples

仙人掌不需要经常浇水。

Xiānrénzhǎng bù xūyào jīngcháng jiāoshuǐ.

Cacti don't need to be watered often.

窗台上摆着一棵小仙人掌。

Chuāngtái shàng bǎi zhe yī kē xiǎo xiānrénzhǎng.

There's a small cactus on the windowsill.

Tips

memory

仙人 (immortal/celestial being) + 掌 (palm of the hand) — the cactus pad looks like the outstretched palm of an immortal.

Stroke Order

仙 xiān

人 rén

掌 zhǎng