Difference between flower and petal in Korean

·꽃잎

flower

flower

A flower is the colorful part of a plant. In Korean, 꽃 means flower and is used when talking about plants, gardens, gifts, or beautiful things in nature. You can use it with words like "buy," "see," "like," or "bloom."

How to say flower
petal

꽃잎petal

A petal is one part of a flower, usually soft and colorful. In Korean, 꽃잎 means the part you see around the center of a flower. People use this word when talking about flowers, gardens, spring, or things that fall from flowers.

How to say petal

The difference

꽃잎 means one leaf-like part of a flower, not the whole flower. Use it when talking about petals falling or their color.