华
華Meanings
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- 1.abbr. for China
- 1.magnificent
- 2.splendid
- 3.flowery
- 1.old variant of 花[huā]
- 2.flower
- 1.Mount Hua 华山[Huà Shān] in Shaanxi
- 2.surname Hua
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Wiktionary
- 1.birch
- 2.flower; blossom (Classifier: 朵 m c; 支 m c; 蕊 h mn; 束 m c; 把 m; 盆 m c; 簇 m; 紮/扎 c)
- 3.florid; flowery
- 4.pattern; design
- 5.blurred
- 6.fireworks
- 7.essence; cream
- 8.wound; wounded
- 9.courtesan; prostitute
- 10.to spend (money, time, etc.); to cost
- 11.profligate
- 12.randy; lecherous
- 13.to be horny; to womanize
- 14.false
- 15.scratched
- 16.over-colorful; chaotic; messy
- 17.bonus tile (Classifier: 隻/只 c; 檯/台 c)
- 18.flush
- 19.pip (insignia) (Classifier: 粒 c)
- 20.to extinguish; to put out (of fire)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): phonetic 化 + semantic 十 (“stalk and leaves”). The top component in 華 /华 has been simplified to a phonetic element 化 (huà). This character first appeared in the 1956 Chinese Character Simplification Scheme by the People's Republic of China and is not known to have existed prior to that.
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Stroke order
Components
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Related words
豪华 luxurious华丽 gorgeous才华 talent精华 best feature华语 Chinese language华人 ethnic Chinese person or people繁华 flourishing中华 Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中华文化[Zhōng huá wén huà] "Chinese culture")华裔 ethnic Chinese华侨 overseas Chinese反华 anti-Chinese华夏 old name for China