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花
Trad. 蘤
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Radical
(Bushou)		 艸
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 艹亻匕
艹 + 化
Prononciation
Mandarin huā
Entry Methods
Pinyin hua1
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Cangjie
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廿人心
Sijiao 4421.4
Wubi AWXB
CNS 11643 1-4F44
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花 huā variant of 花[hua1] / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3]
Results beginning with 花
花园 huā yuán garden / CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
花费 huā fèi expense / cost / to spend (time or money) / expenditure
花卉 huā huì flowers and plants
花开 huā kāi bloom
花钱 huā qián to spend money
花样 huā yàng pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating)
花朵 huā duǒ flower
花儿 huā ér style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia / CL:首[shou3]
花儿 huā r erhua variant of 花[hua1]
花絮 huā xù bits of news / interesting sidelights
花生 huā shēng peanut / groundnut / CL:粒[li4]
花瓣 huā bàn petal / CL:片[pian4]
花香 huā xiāng fragrance of flowers
花心 huā xīn fickle (in love affairs) / dissipated / unfaithful / heart of a flower (pistil and stamen)
花草 huā cǎo flowers and plants
花纹 huā wén decorative design
花店 huā diàn flower shop
花木 huā mù flowers and trees / plants / flora
花瓶 huā píng flower vase / fig. just a pretty face / CL:對|对[dui4]
花边 huā biān lace / decorative border
花色 huā sè variety / design and color / suit (cards)
花莲 Huā lián Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
花旗 huā qí the Stars and Stripes (US flag) / by extension, the United States of America / abbr. for Citibank 花旗銀行|花旗银行
花粉 huā fěn pollen
花季 huā jì youthful time / prime of youth / flowering season
花冠 huā guān corolla
花痴 huā chī to be smitten with sb / love-struck fool / starry-eyed infatuation
花丛 huā cóng cluster of flowers / inflorescence / flowering shrub
花椒 huā jiāo Sichuan pepper / Chinese prickly ash
花鸟 huā niǎo painting of birds and flowers
花盆 huā pén flower pot
花枝 huā zhī spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms) / cuttlefish (on dining menus) / (literary) beautiful woman
花掉 huā diào to spend (time, money) / to waste
花束 huā shù bouquet
花招 huā zhāo trick / maneuver / razzle-dazzle / (martial arts) fancy move / flourish
花期 huā qī the flowering season
花式 huā shì fancy-style (as in 花式溜冰|花式溜冰[hua1 shi4 liu1 bing1] figure skating)
花茶 huā chá scented tea / CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
花白 huā bái grizzled (hair)
花坛 huā tán decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape
花哨 huā shao garish / gaudy
花旦 huā dàn role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera
花蕊 huā ruǐ stamen / pistil
花蕾 huā lěi bud / flower bud
花光 huā guāng to spend all one's money
花灯 huā dēng colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)
花圃 huā pǔ flowerbed / parterre
花环 huā huán garland / floral hoop
花销 huā xiāo to spend (money) / expenses
花子 huā zi beggar (old term)
花车 huā chē car festooned for celebration
花甲 huā jiǎ complete sexagenary cycle / a 60 year-old person / passage of time
花圈 huā quān wreath / garland
花会 huā huì flower fair or festival
花序 huā xù inflorescence / flower cluster
花轿 huā jiào bridal sedan chair
花红 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica)
花魁 huā kuí the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom) / (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan
花房 huā fáng greenhouse
花布 huā bù printed cloth / calico
花洒 huā sǎ showerhead / sprinkler
花炮 huā pào firecracker
花蜜 huā mì nectar
花苞 huā bāo flower bud
花名 huā míng name of a person on the household register (old) / name on a roster / professional name of a prostitute / pseudonym / nickname
花厅 huā tīng reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden)
花酒 huā jiǔ drinking party with female entertainers
花呢 huā ní tweed / checkered cloth
花雕 huā diāo Shaoxing yellow wine
花匠 huā jiàng gardener
花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub
花菜 huā cài cauliflower
花头 huā tóu flower head
花头 huā tou trick / pattern / novel idea / knack
花剑 huā jiàn foil (fencing)
花农 huā nóng flower grower
花饰 huā shì floral decoration / ornament / floral pattern
花展 huā zhǎn flower show
花斑 huā bān patches / mottling
花卷 huā juǎn Chinese steamed twisted bread roll
花台 huā tái flower bed / flower terrace / flower stand
花萼 huā è sepal
花枪 huā qiāng short spear (arch.) / fig. trickery
花被 huā bèi perianth (common term for calyx and corolla) / border and protecting envelope of a flower
花梗 huā gěng stem of flower
花药 huā yào anther (pollen sack on stamen)
花腔 huā qiāng florid ornamentation in opera / coloratura
花丝 huā sī stalk (filament) of stamen
花柱 huā zhù style (female organ of flower)
花拳 huā quán showy boxing of no practical use / see 花拳繡腿|花拳绣腿
花托 huā tuō receptacle (base of flower)
花豹 huā bào leopard / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
花呗 Huā bei Ant Check Later, consumer credit service offered by Ant Financial Services 螞蟻金服|蚂蚁金服[Ma3 yi3 Jin1 fu2]
花彩 huā cǎi to festoon / to decorate with a row of colored garlands
花床 huā chuáng flower bed
花簇 huā cù bunch of flowers / bouquet
花都 Huā dū Huadu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong / alternative name for Paris
花缎 huā duàn brocade / figured satin
花肥 huā féi fertilizer for potted flowers / fertilizer used to promote flowering in crop plants
花蛤 huā gé clam / bivalve mollusk, many spp.
花户 huā hù registered occupants of a house
花黄 huā huáng yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times)
花火 huā huǒ firework
花活 huā huó trick / deception
花鸡 huā jī chaffinch (family Fringillidae)
花饺 huā jiǎo dumpling
花结 huā jié decorative bow of ribbon or fabric
花街 huā jiē red-light district
花鲢 huā lián see 鱅魚|鳙鱼[yong1 yu2]
花蟒 huā mǎng python
花俏 huā qiào fancy / gaudy
花巧 huā qiǎo fancy
花山 Huā shān Huashan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui
花商 huā shāng florist
花石 huā shí marble
花童 huā tóng page boy / flower girl (at a wedding)
花溪 Huā xī Huaxi District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou
花谿 huā xī variant of 花溪, Huaxi district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 shi4], Guizhou
花押 huā yā signature (in grass-style writing) / symbol used in place of a signature (on a document, contract etc)
花用 huā yòng to spend (money)
花垣 Huā yuán Huayuan County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
花着 huā zhāo variant of 花招[hua1 zhao1]
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花岗岩 huā gāng yán granite
花岗石 huā gāng shí granite
花生米 huā shēng mǐ shelled peanuts
花木兰 Huā Mù lán Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
花果山 Huā guǒ Shān Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4], tourist destination / (also the name of mountains in other parts of China)
花架子 huā jià zi attractive appearance, but without substance
花椰菜 huā yē cài cauliflower
花露水 huā lù shuǐ perfumed toilet water / eau de cologne / floral water / hydrosol
花旗参 huā qí shēn American ginseng
花青素 huā qīng sù anthocyanidin (biochemistry)
花鼓戏 huā gǔ xì opera form popular along Changjiang
花斑癣 huā bān xuǎn pityriasis versicolor (aka tinea versicolor), blotchy skin condition common in tropical areas, common name 汗斑[han4 ban1]
花把势 huā bǎ shì expert flower grower
花把式 huā bǎ shì expert flower grower
花边儿 huā biān r erhua variant of 花邊|花边[hua1 bian1]
花池子 huā chí zi flower bed
花大姐 huā dà jiě common word for ladybug, more formally 瓢蟲|瓢虫[piao2 chong2]
花灯戏 huā dēng xì opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan
花点子 huā diǎn zi trickery / scam
花都区 Huā dū qū Huadu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
花粉热 huā fěn rè hay fever
花粉症 huā fěn zhèng hay fever / seasonal allergic rhinitis
花骨朵 huā gǔ duo (coll.) flower bud
花括号 huā kuò hào braces / curly brackets { }
花郎道 huā láng dào Hwarang
花莲市 Huā lián shì Hualien city on the east coast of Taiwan
花莲县 Huā lián xiàn Hualien County on the east coast of Taiwan
花脸鸭 huā liǎn yā (bird species of China) Baikal teal (Anas formosa)
Approximate Results for 花
鲜花 xiān huā flower / fresh flowers / CL:朵[duo3]
桃花 táo huā peach blossom / (fig.) love affair
棉花 mián hua cotton
烟花 yān huā fireworks / prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
莲花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily
樱花 yīng huā oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom / also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry
雪花 xuě huā snowflake
火花 huǒ huā spark / sparkle
开花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / fig. to burst open / to feel happy or elated / new development grows out
梅花 méi huā plum blossom / clubs &clubs / (a suit in card games) / wintersweet (dialect)
菊花 jú huā chrysanthemum / (slang) anus
如花 rú huā flowery
百花 bǎi huā all kinds of flowers
印花 yìn huā tax stamp
兰花 lán huā cymbidium / orchid
荷花 hé huā lotus
要花 yào huā cost;
桂花 guì huā osmanthus flowers / Osmanthus fragrans
浪花 làng huā spray / ocean spray / spindrift / fig. happenings from one's life / CL:朵[duo3]
红花 hóng huā safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
眼花 yǎn huā dimmed eyesight / blurred / vague and unclear vision
校花 xiào huā the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiao4 cao3]) / school beauty queen / campus belle / prom queen
绣花 xiù huā to embroider / to do embroidery
葵花 kuí huā sunflower
黄花 huáng huā yellow flowers (of various types) / chrysanthemum / cauliflower / (yellow) daylily / a young virgin (boy or girl)
野花 yě huā wildflower / woman of easy virtue
天花 tiān huā smallpox / ceiling / stamen of corn / (old) snow / (dialect) sesame oil
水花 shuǐ huā splash / algal bloom / chickenpox (dialect)
插花 chā huā flower arranging / ikebana
泪花 lèi huā tears in the eyes
献花 xiàn huā to offer flowers / to lay flowers (as a memorial)
雕花 diāo huā carving / decorative carved pattern / arabesque
探花 tàn huā candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination / see 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
青花 qīng huā blue and white (porcelain)
提花 tí huā Jacquard weave (machine weaving leaving protruding pattern)
采花 cǎi huā to pick flowers / to enter houses at night in order to rape women
礼花 lǐ huā fireworks
杏花 xìng huā apricot blossoms
片花 piàn huā trailer (for a movie)
繁花 fán huā flourishing blossom / a mass of flowers / luxuriant flowers
种花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / floriculture
菜花 cài huā cauliflower / gonorrhea
昙花 tán huā Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
葱花 cōng huā chopped onion
茶花 chá huā camellia
香花 xiāng huā fragrant flower / fig. beneficial (of artworks etc)
盆花 pén huā potted flower
养花 yǎng huā growing flowers
豆花 dòu huā jellied tofu / soft bean curd
老花 lǎo huā presbyopia
乱花 luàn huā to spend recklessly / to waste money
压花 yā huā to emboss / coining / knurling
浇花 jiāo huā to water the plants / to water the garden
国花 guó huā national flower (emblem, e.g. peony 牡丹[mu3 dan1] in China)
胸花 xiōng huā corsage / boutonnière
冰花 bīng huā ice crystal / frost (on windows)
贴花 tiē huā appliqué / decalcomania
警花 jǐng huā attractive policewoman / young female cop
窗花 chuāng huā paper cutting
挑花 tiǎo huā cross-stitch (embroidery)
昏花 hūn huā dim (eyesight) / blurred (vision)
酒花 jiǔ huā hops
纸花 zhǐ huā paper flower
雌花 cí huā female flower
团花 tuán huā rounded embroidery design
刨花 bào huā wood shavings
钢花 gāng huā the fiery spray of molten steel
挂花 guà huā to be wounded / (of plants) to bloom
班花 bān huā the prettiest girl in the class
爆花 bào huā see 爆米花[bao4 mi3 hua1]
补花 bǔ huā applique
刺花 cì huā to tattoo / tattoo
靛花 diàn huā indigo
供花 gòng huā flower offering
钩花 gōu huā to crochet
划花 huà huā engraving (on porcelain etc)
黃花 huáng huā virgin / orange day lily (Hemerocallis fulva) / Chrysanthemum
胡花 hú huā to spend recklessly / to squander money
檵花 jì huā fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense), evergreen shrub
挤花 jǐ huā (cookery) to decorate using a piping bag / to extrude something though a piping bag / piping
镜花 jìng huā decorative mirror
拷花 kǎo huā to emboss
楼花 lóu huā apartment building offered for sale before construction is completed / off-plan property
芦花 lú huā reed catkin / reed flower
捧花 pěng huā (wedding) bouquet
群花 qún huā blossom
霜花 shuāng huā frost forming a pattern on a surface / rime
唐花 táng huā hothouse flower (i.e. flower grown in a greenhouse)
堂花 táng huā variant of 唐花[tang2 hua1]
弹花 tán huā to soften cotton fiber by fluffing
题花 tí huā title design
同花 tóng huā flush (poker)
望花 Wàng huā Wanghua district of Fushun city 撫順市|抚顺市, Liaoning
闲花 xián huā wild flower
寻花 xún huā flower-viewing / to visit a prostitute
邮花 yóu huā (dialect) (postage) stamp
油花 yóu huā grease or fat blobs at the surface of a liquid / tricky and dissolute
芫花 yuán huā lilac daphne / Daphne genkwa
雨花 Yǔ huā Yuhua district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
浴花 yù huā shower puff / shower sponge
鱼花 yú huā fry / newly hatched fish
着花 zháo huā to blossom / to come to flower / to be in bloom
织花 zhī huā woven pattern
着花 zhuó huā to blossom / see 著花|着花[zhao2 hua1]
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玫瑰花 méi guī huā rose
天花板 tiān huā bǎn ceiling
松花江 Sōng huā jiāng Songhua River in Jilin province 吉林省 / through Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], a tributary of Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江
爆米花 bào mǐ huā puffed rice / popcorn
桃花源 táo huā yuán the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity / utopia
印花税 yìn huā shuì stamp duty
零花钱 líng huā qián pocket money / allowance
桃花运 táo huā yùn luck with the ladies / a romance / good luck
金银花 jīn yín huā honeysuckle
白花花 bái huā huā shining white
火花塞 huǒ huā sāi spark plug
万花筒 wàn huā tǒng kaleidoscope
无花果 wú huā guǒ fig (Ficus carica)
杜鹃花 dù juān huā Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)
百花园 Bǎi huā yuán Garden of Many Flowers (name) / Baihua garden in Hongmiao village 洪廟村|洪庙村[Hong2 miao4 cun1], Shandong
电火花 diàn huǒ huā electric spark
梅花鹿 méi huā lù sika deer
姐妹花 jiě mèi huā beautiful sisters
水仙花 shuǐ xiān huā daffodil / narcissus / CL:棵[ke1]
栀子花 zhī zi huā cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
刨花板 bào huā bǎn particle board / chipboard
黄花菜 huáng huā cài citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni) / golden needles (edible flower)
五花肉 wǔ huā ròu pork belly / streaky pork
叫花子 jiào huā zi beggar
绣花鞋 xiù huā xié embroidered shoes
彼岸花 bǐ àn huā red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / cluster amaryllis
百花奖 bǎi huā jiǎng Hundred Flowers Awards, flim prize awarded since 1962
迎春花 yíng chūn huā winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
乱花钱 luàn huā qián to spend money recklessly / to squander
西兰花 xī lán huā broccoli
菊花茶 jú huā chá chrysanthemum tea
牵牛花 qiān niú huā white-edged morning glory
山茶花 shān chá huā camellia
杏花村 xìng huā cūn village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 / by 杜牧[Du4 Mu4])
青花瓷 qīng huā cí blue and white porcelain
采花贼 cǎi huā zéi lit. flower thief / fig. rapist
黄花岗 Huáng huā gǎng Huanghuagang (Chrysanthemum Hill) in Guangzhou, scene of disastrous uprising of 23rd April 1911
老花镜 lǎo huā jìng presbyopic glasses
玉兰花 yù lán huā magnolia
木兰花 mù lán huā magnolia
啤酒花 pí jiǔ huā hops
同花顺 tóng huā shùn straight flush (poker)
黄花鱼 huáng huā yú yellow croaker (fish) / corvina
蝴蝶花 hú dié huā iris / Iris tectorum
桃花扇 Táo huā Shàn The Peach Blossom Fan, historical play about the last days of the Ming dynasty by Kong Shangren 孔尚任[Kong3 Shang4 ren4]
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