盛 chéng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 成 to accomplish 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
盛开
shèngkāi
to be in full bloom
Characters in this word
开 kāi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 一 one 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 雨季过后，山坡上的野花同时盛开，整片土地像被重新点亮。 Yǔjì guò hòu, shānpō shàng de yěhuā tóngshí shèngkāi, zhěng piàn tǔdì xiàng bèi chóngxīn diǎnliàng. After the rainy season, the wild flowers on the hillside bloomed at the same time, as if the whole land had been lit up again.
- 春天一到，公园里的桃花全都盛开了。 Chūntiān yī dào, gōngyuán lǐ de táohuā quándōu shèngkāi le. As soon as spring arrived, the peach blossoms in the park all burst into full bloom.
- 这种花在温暖的气候里四季盛开。 Zhè zhǒng huā zài wēnnuǎn de qìhòu lǐ sìjì shèngkāi. In a warm climate this kind of flower blooms in all four seasons.
Related words
- 盛 chéng to hold, to contain
- 昌盛 chāngshèng prosperous; flourishing
- 丰盛 fēngshèng sumptuous; abundant
- 茂盛 màoshèng lush; flourishing; luxuriant
- 盛产 shèngchǎn to produce abundantly
- 盛大 shèngdà grand; magnificent
- 盛会 shènghuì grand gathering; major event
- 盛气凌人 shèngqìlíngrén overbearing; arrogant and domineering
- 盛情 shèngqíng great kindness; warm hospitality
- 盛夏 shèngxià midsummer; height of summer
- 盛行 shèngxíng to be in vogue; to prevail
- 盛宴 shèngyàn feast; grand banquet; rich display