花呗 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

Huābei

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huā, hua flower

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化 Sound component

huà change

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	xwae	qʷʰˤra	flower (n.)

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 贝 represents the sound. Simplified form of 唄.

口 Meaning component

kǒu, kou mouth

贝 Sound component

bèi sea shell

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 貝 represents the sound.

口 Meaning component

kǒu, kou mouth

貝 Sound component

bèi sea shell

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	braːds