香花

xiānghuā
noun #46,529

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 fragrant flower
  2. 2 (figurative) something beneficial (of artworks etc.)

Examples

Yuànzi lǐ zhòng mǎn le xiānghuā.
The yard is filled with fragrant flowers.
Wǒmen yào fēnqīng xiānghuā hé dúcǎo.
We must distinguish fragrant flowers from poisonous weeds.

Tips

culture
香花 vs (dúcǎo, 'poisonous weed') was a Mao-era political metaphor for distinguishing beneficial from harmful art and ideas. The phrase 'let a hundred flowers bloom' (百花齐放) used this distinction extensively.

Stroke Order

xiāng
huā