松花

sōnghuā
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 pine pollen
  2. 2 pine blossom
  3. 3 (short for 松花蛋) century egg

Examples

Sōnghuā kěyǐ rùyào, yě néng pào jiǔ.
Pine pollen can be used as medicine and also to make liquor.
Tā diǎn le yì pán sōnghuā bàn dòufu.
He ordered a plate of century egg with tofu.

Tips

usage
松花 literally means "pine blossom" (pine pollen), but is most often encountered in 松花 (sōnghuādàn, century egg / preserved duck egg), named for the pine-branch-like crystalline patterns that form on the egg white during preservation. 松花 alone may refer to either meaning in context.

Stroke Order

sōng
huā