蓓

bèi
倍 + 艹

Definitions

bèi (noun) flower bud

Etymology phono-semantic

plant

Semantic: 艹 Phonetic: 倍

About

蓓 is a phono-semantic compound combining the grass radical 艹 (cǎo), which assigns it to the plant category, with the phonetic component 倍 (bèi) that indicates its reading. The character means an unopened flower bud, the nascent stage before a bloom unfurls. It is almost always encountered in the disyllabic word 蓓蕾 (bèilěi), which translates to flower bud. It appears widely in literary and poetic spring imagery and is a favored character for feminine names.

Example Sentences Hide

花园里有许多蓓蕾。

Huāyuán lǐ yǒu xǔduō bèilěi.

There are many flower buds in the garden.

春天的蓓蕾很美丽。

Chūntiān de bèilěi hěn měilì.

The flower buds in spring are very beautiful.

蓓蓓是我的朋友。

Bèibei shì wǒ de péngyǒu.

Beibei is my friend.

那些蓓蕾即将开放。

Nàxiē bèilěi jíjiāng kāifàng.

Those flower buds are about to bloom.

园丁小心地呵护着蓓蕾。

Yuándīng xiǎoxīn de hēhù zhe bèilěi.

The gardener carefully nurtures the flower buds.

雨后的蓓蕾显得格外娇嫩。

Yǔ hòu de bèilěi xiǎnde géwài jiāonèn.

The flower buds after rain appear especially tender.

她的笑容像初绽的蓓蕾。

Tā de xiàoróng xiàng chū zhàn de bèilěi.

Her smile is like a newly bloomed flower bud.

在微风中，摇曳的蓓蕾预示着生命的活力。

Zài wēifēng zhōng, yáoyè de bèilěi yùshì zhe shēngmìng de huólì.

In the breeze, the swaying flower buds signify the vitality of life.

Related Characters

Component: 倍

英 花 落 节 苏 苦 若 药 获 范 著 艺 草 藏

Example Words

蓓蕾