BLOSSOM    花朵華

MOST IMPORTANT VISIBLE PLANT PART of FLOWERS.
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Old Chinese Criteria
[COMMON/RARE] [DIALECT/STANDARD] [GENERAL/SPECIFIC] [ELEVATED/FAMILIAR] [POETIC/PROSAIC] 1. Huá 華 is the current general word for a flower, ubiquitous in SHJ. [GENERAL] 2. Xiù 秀 refers to the flower as a sign of vigour and health and of an ability to bear fruit, and in many cases one can be in doubt whether the reference is more to vigorous fertility than to flowery aesthetics. [PROSAIC] 3. Róng 榮 can refer in general terms to the flowers of shrubs and trees. [ELEVATED], [POETIC], [SPECIFIC] 4. Pā 葩 is a Qín 秦 dialect word for a blossom. [DIALECT]; [[RARE]] 5. Yīng 英 refers to a flowers which are not in connection with the development of any fruits. [SPECIFIC], [POETIC]
Modern Chinese Criteria
花朵 朵兒 花 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
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    • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
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  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 8.57

  • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. 94

    • Words (13 items)

    秀  xiù OC: slus MC: sɨu 21 Attributions

    Xiù 秀 refers to the flower as a sign of health and of an ability to bear fruit.

      Syntactic words
    • nflower
    • vadNflourishing; blossoming 三秀 "thrice-blossoming"
    • vichangeflower and set ears, be in flower
    華  huā MC: hwae OC: qhʷraal 18 Attributions

    Huá 華is the current general word for a flower, ubiquitous in SHJ. [GENERAL]

      Syntactic words
    • nblossom (ERYA: on trees and bushes);
    • vifigurativeshow one's talents; scintillate, be impressiveCH
    • viprocessto blossom, to be in bloom
    花  huā OC: hŋʷraal MC: hɣɛ 9 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nflower, blossom
    • nfigurativeflower, blossom See for example 正花
    • vadNwith blossoms; flowery; (artifact) with blossom motive
    • viactblossom
    英  yīng OC: qraŋ MC: ʔɣaŋ 9 Attributions

    Yīng 英 refers to a flowers which are not in connection with the development of any fruits. [SPECIFIC]

      Syntactic words
    • nblossom; especially: petals 美若英，落英
    • nadNblossom-patterned 英衣
    榮  róng OC: ɢʷeŋ MC: ɦɣaŋ 4 Attributions

    Róng 榮 can refer in general terms to the flowers of shrubs and trees. [ELEVATED], [POETIC], [SPECIFIC]

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 華/BEAUTIFUL Huá 華"of striking and colourful beauty" (ant. sú 俗 "vulgar") focusses on flourishing and flamboyant superficial or only apparent beauty, on the analogy analogy with that of flowers. [ARTIFICIAL], [ELEVATED], NON-HUMAN], [SUPERFICIAL]

      Syntactic words
    • nblossom
    • vibe in blossomDS
    榮華  róng huā MC: hjwaeng hwae OC: ɢʷeŋ qhʷraal 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPito bloom, be in blossomLZ
    英華  yīng huá OC: qraŋ ɢʷraal MC: ʔɣaŋ ɦɣɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPfigurativemagnificent display (like that of a flower)
    放  fàng OC: paŋs MC: pi̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viprocessblossom
    華英  huá yīng OC: ɢʷraal qraŋ MC: ɦɣɛ ʔɣaŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPblossom
    • VPiblossom
    芳  fāng OC: phaŋ MC: phi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nfragrant> blossom; flower
    葩  pā OC: phraa MC: phɣɛ 0 Attributions

    Pā 葩 is a Qín 秦 dialect word for a blossom. [DIALECT]; [[RARE]]

      Syntactic words
    • nblossom
    蘤  wěi OC: ɢʷalʔ MC: ɦiɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nflower (variant character for 花, anciently homophonous)
    朵  duǒ OC: toolʔ MC: tʷɑ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • na blossom