Generally speaking, the structure of traditional Chinese arranging can be divided into three parts: "master," "guest," and "servant" components. The style of the arrangement is determined by how the creator handles the relationship among these parts.
一般說來，中國歷代花型結構大致可分解為盟主（主枝）、客卿（客枝）、使命（使枝）三部分，花作的風格，就看作者如何巧妙地處理三者之間的「花」際關係了。