tiáo

苕

Character · Noun

trumpet creeper

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora); Chinese trumpet vine

archaic

Archaic usage found in classical texts such as the Classic of Poetry (Shījīng). Refers to the trumpet creeper or Campsis grandiflora.

Tiáo苕
zhī之
huá华
 ，
yún芸
qí其
huáng黄
yǐ矣
 。

The flowers of the trumpet creeper, how yellow they are.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
gǔ古
chēng称
tiáo苕
 ，
jīn今
chēng称
líng凌
xiāo霄
huā花
 。

This plant was called tiáo in ancient times, and is now called língxiāo huā (trumpet creeper).