萼

蕚

咢 + 艹

Definitions

è calyx of a flower

è old variant of 萼[è]

Etymology phono-semantic

plant

Semantic: 艹 Phonetic: 咢

About

The character 萼 is a phono-semantic compound: the upper semantic radical 艹 (grass, vegetation) classifies it within the realm of plant anatomy, while the lower phonetic component 咢 (è) supplies the pronunciation and independently means 'beating a drum' or 'startling'. It names the calyx, the whorl of protective sepals that encloses the petals and forms the outer layer of a flower bud. The use of 萼 is almost entirely limited to this specific structural part of a flower, without any figurative or extended meanings.

Example Sentences Hide

这朵花的萼很漂亮。

Zhè duǒ huā de è hěn piàoliang.

The calyx of this flower is very beautiful.

花萼保护着内部的花瓣。

Huā è bǎohù zhe nèibù de huābàn.

The calyx protects the inner petals.

植物学家仔细观察了花萼的结构。

Zhíwùxuéjiā zǐxì guānchá le huā è de jiégòu.

The botanist carefully observed the structure of the calyx.

在显微镜下，萼片的细胞清晰可见。

Zài xiǎnwēijìng xià, èpiàn de xìbāo qīngxī kě jiàn.

Under the microscope, the cells of the calyx are clearly visible.

这种植物的萼呈钟形，非常独特。

Zhè zhǒng zhíwù de è chéng zhōng xíng, fēicháng dútè.

The calyx of this plant is bell-shaped, very unique.

萼的颜色随着花朵的开放而改变。

È de yánsè suízhe huāduǒ de kāifàng ér gǎibiàn.

The color of the calyx changes as the flower blooms.

通过萼的形态，可以区分不同的物种。

Tōngguò è de xíngtài, kěyǐ qūfēn bùtóng de wùzhǒng.

Through the morphology of the calyx, different species can be distinguished.

在分类学中，萼的特征是重要的鉴定依据。

Zài fēnlèixué zhōng, è de tèzhēng shì zhòngyào de jiàndìng yījù.

In taxonomy, the characteristics of the calyx are important criteria for identification.

Related Characters

Component: 咢

Component: 艹