花饺 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

huājiǎo

ornamental dumpling

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. 饣 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound. Simplified form of 餃.

饣 Meaning component

shí eat

饣 is a component form of 食.

交 Sound component

jiāo to cross, to mix

Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound.

飠 Meaning component

eat

飠 is a component form of 食.

交 Sound component

jiāo to cross, to mix