杜鹃花

杜鵑花

dùjuānhuā

noun #29,953

Measure Word

一朵杜鹃花 duǒ

Meanings

1 azalea (Rhododendron simsii)
2 rhododendron

Characters

cuckoo (bird); also rhododendron/azalea

Examples

每到春天，山坡上开满了红色的杜鹃花。

Měi dào chūntiān, shānpō shàng kāimǎn le hóngsè de dùjuānhuā.

Every spring, the hillsides are covered in red azalea blossoms.

杜鹃花是贵州的省花。

Dùjuānhuā shì Guìzhōu de shěnghuā.

The azalea is the provincial flower of Guizhou.

Tips

culture

杜鹃花 shares its name with the cuckoo bird (杜鹃, dùjuān). The legend says that a cuckoo cried until it bled, and its blood stained the flowers red — giving the plant a poetic, melancholy association in Chinese literature.

Stroke Order

杜 dù

鹃

花 huā