华 (huá): abbr. for China, Mount Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, flower
华 (huá) is a Chinese character meaning “abbr. for china.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 化 (phonetic) and 十 (semantic). It ranks #412 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 华 ten. Its radical form 十 (ten) appears in many related characters such as 十 (shí, ten), 午 (wǔ, 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse), 半 (bàn, half).
Definitions
- abbr. for China
- Mount Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi
- flower
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 华
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 才华noun | cái huá | talent | 6 |
| 中华民族 | zhōng huá mín zú | the Chinese nation | 5 |
| 中华noun | zhōng huá | Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|... | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 豪华 | háo huá | luxurious |
| 华丽 | huá lì | gorgeous |
| 华氏 | huá shì | Fahrenheit |
| 奢华 | shē huá | luxurious |
| 精华 | jīng huá | best feature |
| 华府 | huá fǔ | Washington, D.C. |
| 升华 | shēng huá | to sublimate |
| 繁华 | fán huá | flourishing |
| 华沙 | huá shā | Warsaw, capital of Poland |
| 年华 | nián huá | years |
| 华人 | huá rén | ethnic Chinese person or people |
| 华特 | huá tè | Walt (name) |
| 华美 | huá měi | magnificent |
| 浮华 | fú huá | ostentatious |
| 龙华 | lóng huá | see 龍華區|龙华区[Long2 hua2 Qu1] |
华 appears in 100 compound words: 55 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 1 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 华 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (14)
magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent
to savour the merits of a literary work; to appreciate the subtleties in a literary work by rumination
having a handsome exterior but hollow inside; flashy and without substance
CR Vanguard or China Resources Vanguard Shop, a supermarket chain in Hong Kong and mainland China
magnificent building reduced to a mound of rubble (idiom); fig. all one's plans in ruins
magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent
having a handsome exterior but hollow inside; flashy and without substance
CR Vanguard or China Resources Vanguard Shop, a supermarket chain in Hong Kong and mainland China
to savour the merits of a literary work; to appreciate the subtleties in a literary work by rumination
Showing 12 of 14 idioms containing 华.
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了华字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le huá zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "华" in the dictionary.
默茨访华前警告不要抱有“幻想”
mò 茨 fǎng huá qián jǐng gào bù yāo bào yǒu huàn xiǎng
Mertz warned against "illusions" before visiting China
...裁决不影响中美贸易协议 也不影响特朗普访华
. . . cái jué bù yǐng xiǎng zhōng měi mào yì xié yì yě bù yǐng xiǎng tè lǎng pǔ fǎng huá
... The ruling does not affect the Sino-US trade agreement or Trump's visit to China
川普关税被判违法...南华早报:3月川习会 华府筹码更少了
chuān pǔ guān shuì bèi pàn wéi fǎ . . . nán huá zǎo bào : 3 yuè chuān xí huì huá fǔ chóu mǎ gēng shǎo le
Trump tariffs found illegal... South China Morning Post: The Sichuan-Xi meeting in March Washington has fewer chips
新春走基层·新华鲜报|“Becoming Chin..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng xīn huá xiān bào B e c o m i n g C h i n . .
New Year to the grassroots Xinhua Fresh News|" Becoming Chin..
美国的首都是华盛顿还是纽约？
Měiguó de shǒudū shì Huáshèngdùn háishi Niǔyuē?
Which is the capital of the United States, Washington or New York?
华沙比伦敦便宜吗？
Huáshā bǐ Lúndūn piányi ma?
Is Warsaw cheaper than London?
你们可以乘火车从华盛顿去纽约。
Nǐmen kěyǐ chéng huǒchē cóng Huáshèngdùn qù Niǔyuē.
You can get from Washington to New York by train.
水在华氏32度结成冰。
Shuǐ zài Huá shì 32 dù jiéchéng bīng.
Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
我想跟约翰华纳讲话。
Wǒ xiǎng gēn Yuēhàn huā nà jiǎnghuà.
I'd like to speak to John Warner.
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