花 (huā): flower
花 (huā) is a Chinese character meaning “flower.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (structural) and 化 (structural). It ranks #410 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 花 a flower 艹 in bloom 化; 化 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish), 节 (jié, festival, section).
Definitions
- flower
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA flower 艹 in bloom 化; 化 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱艹化 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 花
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 花园noun | huā yuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc) | 3 |
| 花费verb | huā fèi | expense | 5 |
| 花生noun | huā shēng | peanut | 6 |
| 鲜花noun | xiān huā | flower | 4 |
| 兰花noun | lán huā | cymbidium | 6 |
| 花朵noun | huā duǒ | flower | 6 |
| 零花钱noun | líng huā qián | pocket money | 4 |
| 开花verb | kāi huā | to bloom | 3 |
| 菊花noun | jú huā | chrysanthemum | 6 |
| 梅花noun | méi huā | plum blossom | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花样noun | huā yàng | pattern |
| 花钱verb | huā qián | to spend money |
| 火花noun | huǒ huā | spark |
| 爆米花noun | bào mǐ huā | puffed rice |
| 天花板 | tiān huā bǎn | ceiling (of a room) |
| 烟花noun | yān huā | fireworks |
| 花生酱noun | huā shēng jiàng | peanut butter |
| 棉花noun | mián hua | cotton |
| 花瓶noun | huā píng | flower vase |
| 花招noun | huā zhāo | trick |
| 雪花noun | xuě huā | snowflake |
| 耍花招verb | shuǎ huā zhāo | to play tricks on sb |
| 花儿noun | huā ér | style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia |
| 花瓣noun | huā bàn | petal |
| 花店noun | huā diàn | flower shop |
花 appears in 111 compound words: 57 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 5 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 花 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (64)
many different sorts of flowers bloom simultaneously; a variety of different artistic styles flourish at the same time
impure woman, such as one who leads a promiscuous life, or one who has been abused and abandoned; fallen woman
(lit.) springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom); (fig.) a time of renewal and flourishing
many different sorts of flowers bloom simultaneously; a variety of different artistic styles flourish at the same time
impure woman, such as one who leads a promiscuous life, or one who has been abused and abandoned; fallen woman
Showing 12 of 64 idioms containing 花.
Example Sentences
花园里的花开了，五颜六色的很漂亮。
Huāyuán lǐ de huā kāi le, wǔyánliùsè de hěn piàoliang.
The flowers in the garden have bloomed; they are very beautiful with various colors.
...全天综合:中国速滑再迎突破 中井亚美领跑花..
. . . quán tiān zèng gě zhōng guó sù huá zài yíng tū pò zhōng jǐng yà měi lǐng pǎo huā . .
... All Roundup:China's speed skating breaks through again, Nakai Ami leads the way...
请停留3秒 为这5位空军勇士献花!今天是万家团圆的..
qǐng tíng liú miǎo wéi zhè wèi kōng jūn yǒng shì xiàn huā ! jīn tiān shì mò jiā tuán yuán de . .
Please stay for 3 seconds to lay flowers for these 5 Air Force warriors! Today is the day of family reunion...
这届年轻人的消费,要花在“心窝”里
zhè jiè nián qīng rén de xiāo fèi , yāo huā zài xīn wō lǐ
This generation of young people will spend in their hearts.
3000株蝴蝶兰凑在一起干什么?世界花卉大观园新春..
zhū 蝴 蝶 lán còu zài yī qǐ gān shén má ? shì jiè huā huì dà guàn yuán xīn chūn . .
What's the point of gathering 3,000 Phalaenopsis orchids together? World Floral Expo Spring Festival...
冬奥会|中国花滑小将张瑞阳晋级女单自由滑
dōng ào huì zhōng guó huā huá xiǎo jiāng zhāng ruì yáng jìn jí nǚ shàn zì yóu huá
Winter Olympics | China's young figure skater Zhang Ruiyang advances to women's singles free skate
大概会花多少时间？
Dàgài huì huā duōshao shíjiān?
About how long will it take?
你认为从这里去东京要花多久时间？
Nǐ rènwéi cóng zhèlǐ qù Dōngjīng yào huā duōjiǔ shíjiān?
How long do you think it takes to go from here to Tokyo?
为什么你花了所有钱？
Wèishénme nǐ huā le suǒyǒu qián?
Why did you use up all the money?
走到车站要花多少时间？
Zǒu dào chēzhàn yào huā duōshao shíjiān?
How long does it take to walk to the station?
Character Family
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