茉 mò
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 末 end, final, last
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
茉莉
mòlì
jasmine
Characters in this word
莉 lì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 利 gains, advantage, profit, merit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这款香水以茉莉为主调，但尾香带着很淡的木质气息。 Zhè kuǎn xiāngshuǐ yǐ mòlì wéi zhǔdiào, dàn wěixiāng dài zhe hěn dàn de mùzhì qìxī. This perfume has jasmine as its main note, but its base note carries a very faint woody scent.
- 奶奶喜欢用茉莉花泡茶。 Nǎinai xǐhuan yòng mòlì huā pào chá. Grandma likes to make tea with jasmine flowers.
- 窗外的茉莉开了，整个屋子都是香味。 Chuāng wài de mòlì kāi le, zhěnggè wūzi dōu shì xiāngwèi. The jasmine outside the window has bloomed, and the whole room is filled with fragrance.
Related words
- 牡丹 mǔdan peony
- 莲子 liánzǐ lotus seed
- 麻 má hemp; flax
- 盛产 shèngchǎn to produce abundantly
- 荆棘 jīngjí thorns; brambles; hardships
- 刨 páo to dig; to plane; to scrape
- 年轮 niánlún tree rings; annual rings
- 开垦 kāikěn to reclaim wasteland; to bring land under cultivation
- 收割 shōugē to harvest; to reap
- 砍伐 kǎnfá to cut down; to fell
- 枯萎 kūwěi withered; wilted
- 茂密 màomì dense; luxuriant