冬华

冬華
dōnghuá
noun #33,990

Meanings

  1. 1 winter blossom (literary, esp. plum blossom)
  2. 2 variant of 冬花 — early-blooming winter flower

Examples

Yuán zhōng dōnghuá dú fàng, yǐn rén zhùzú.
In the garden a single winter blossom opened, making passersby stop.
Shīrén jiè dōnghuá lái biǎodá gāojié de pǐngé.
The poet uses the winter blossom to express noble character.

Tips

register
冬华 is literary/archaic — the Xinhua dictionary lists it as a variant of , meaning a flower that blooms in winter (typically the plum, 梅花 méihuā). Modern speakers would just say 冬天 or name a specific flower; you'll mostly meet 冬华 in poetry, classical prose, or as a personal name.
culture
In classical Chinese aesthetics, flowers that brave the cold (winter plum, narcissus, camellia) symbolize integrity and resilience. 冬华 evokes that whole tradition in two characters.

Stroke Order

dōng
huá