Chinese word dictionary

康乃馨

kāng nǎi xīn · carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword)

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Word information

Simplified康乃馨

Traditional康乃馨

Pinyinkāng nǎi xīn

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

康kāng

health; peace, quiet

乃nǎi

then; really, indeed, after all

馨xīn

fragrant, aromatic

How to learn 康乃馨

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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健康jiànkāng

health; healthy

康复kāngfù

to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce

乃nǎi

to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon; variant of 乃[nai3]

乃至nǎizhì

and even; to go so far as to

温馨wēnxīn

comfort; soft and fragrant; warm

小康xiǎokāng

Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 大同[Da4 tong2]; moderately affluent; well-off; a period of peace and prosperity