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Character Decomposition
花=艹+化
Etymology
A flower 艹 in bloom 化; 化 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
flower
blossom
CL:朵 duǒ,支 zhī,束 shù,把 bǎ,盆 pén,簇 cù
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)
(coll.) lecherous
lustful
flower
blossom
also pr. wěi
surname Hua
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Words with 花 1672 total
camellia茶花chá huāsunflower葵花kuí huāsafflower (Carthamus tinctorius)红花hóng huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower · (fig.) to burst; to split open · (fig.) to burst with joy · (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish开花kāi huāflourishing blossom · a mass of flowers · luxuriant flowers繁花fán huāperianth (common term for calyx and corolla) · border and protecting envelope of a flower花被huā bèilace · decorative border花边huā biānprinted cloth · calico花布huā bùflowers and plants花草huā cǎoscented tea · CL:杯 bēi, hú花茶huā chácar festooned for celebration花车huā chēto be smitten with sb · love-struck fool · starry-eyed infatuation花痴huā chī
Idioms with 花 268 total Chain
a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression百花齐放bǎi huā qí fànga hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956百花齐放，百家争鸣bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míngbroken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman败柳残花bài liǔ cán huāto write elegantly笔下生花bǐ xià shēng huālit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) · fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world闭月羞花bì yuè xiū huā(idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale遍地开花biàn dì kāi huā
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