献花

獻花
xiànhuā
verb #37,636

Meanings

  1. 1 to present flowers (as a tribute)
  2. 2 to lay flowers (as a memorial)

Examples

Háizimen xiàng lǎobīng xiànhuā.
The children presented flowers to the veterans.
Tā zài lièshì mù qián xiànhuā zhìjìng.
He laid flowers at the martyrs' tomb to pay respects.

Tips

register
(xiàn, 'to offer up') is more reverent than (sòng, 'to give/send'). Use 献花 for ceremonial occasions: memorials, state visits, awards, weddings. For casually giving someone flowers, say 送花 instead.

Stroke Order

xiàn
huā