蓼花

liǎohuā

noun

Measure Word

一块蓼花 kuài

Meanings

1 knotweed flower
2 a puffed glutinous rice candy (蓼花糖)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

池边开着一片粉色的蓼花。

Chí biān kāi zhe yípiàn fěnsè de liǎohuā.

Pink knotweed flowers bloom along the pond.

HSK 7-9

陕西三原的蓼花糖很有名。

Shǎnxī Sānyuán de liǎohuā táng hěn yǒumíng.

The liaohua candy from Sanyuan, Shaanxi is very famous.

Tips

culture

As food, refers to 蓼花糖, a Shaanxi Sanyuan specialty: puffed glutinous rice dough coated in sesame or sugar, named for its resemblance to knotweed blossoms.

Stroke Order

蓼 liǎo

花 huā