How to write 瓣

瓣 [bàn] 名 1. 组成花冠的各片：花瓣。 (English: The parts that make up the flower crown: petals.) 2. 植物的种子、果实或球茎可以分开的片状物：豆瓣儿；蒜瓣儿。 (English: The segment-like parts of seeds, fruits, or bulbs of plants that can be separated: segments of beans; segments of garlic.) 3. 物体破裂分成的部分。 (English: Parts that an object breaks into.) 4. 量词。 (English: A measure word.) --- 瓣 [bàn] 名 本义: 瓜类的籽 (Original meaning: Melon seeds.) 【造字法】:形声。从瓜，辡( biǎn)声。 (Character formation: Pictophonetic; combines the character for "melon" with the phonetic "bàn".) 1. 同本义 (English: melon seeds). 引 1. 《说文》：瓣，瓜中实也。 (From "Shuowen Jiezi": "瓣" refers to the flesh inside a melon.) 2. 《尔雅》：瓠栖瓣。 按，今曰瓜子仁。 (From "Erya": "瓠栖瓣" refers to the seeds of the melon.) 3. 南朝宋·谢惠连《祭古冢文》：水中有甘蔗，及梅李核瓜瓣。 (Song of the Southern Dynasties by Xie Huilian: "In the water are sweet canes and melon seeds of plums and li.") 2. 瓜果的分瓤 (English: pulp). 引 1. 元稹《贬江陵途中寄乐天》：朱橘香苞数瓣分。 (From Yuan Zhen: "The red tangerine's fragrant bud has several segments.") 例 如: 橘瓣; 瓜瓣。 (Example: segments of tangerines; segments of melons.) 3. 组成花冠的各片 (English: petal). 例 如: 花瓣。 (Example: flower petals.) 4. 植物的种子、果实或球茎可以分开的片状物 (English: segment). 引 1. 《红楼梦》：面如桃瓣，目若秋波。 (From "Dream of the Red Chamber": "Face like a peach segment, eyes like autumn waves.") 例 如: 豆瓣; 蒜瓣。 (Example: segment of beans; segment of garlic.) 5. 物体自然地分成或破碎后分成的部分 (English: section). 例 如: 七棱八瓣; 摔成几瓣。 (Example: seven-edged and eight-segmented; broken into several parts.) --- 瓣 [bàn] 量 用于花瓣、叶片或种子、果实、球茎分开的小块儿 (English: A measure word used for small pieces separated from petals, leaves, seeds, fruits, or bulbs.) 引 1. 《格物粗谈》：种柳，先于土坑中置蒜一瓣，甘草一寸，永不生虫。 (From "Ge Wu Cu Tan": "When planting willows, first place a segment of garlic and a length of licorice in the soil pit to never attract pests.")