Meaning
flower; blossom; to spend (money; time); fancy pattern
Chinese: 花朵；花费；花样。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “hua” becomes a different word in each tone. 花 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 花园huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants
- 开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst
- 鲜花xiān huāflower; fresh flowers
- 零花钱líng huā qiánpocket money; allowance
- 花费huā fèiexpense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure
Example Sentence
花园里开满了五颜六色的花。Huā yuán lǐ kāi mǎn le wǔ yán liù sè de huā.The garden is full of colorful flowers.
花Huāflower园yuánland used for growing plan里lǐinside开满kāi mǎnto bloom abundantly了le(completed action)五颜六色wǔ yán liù sèmulticolored的deof花huāflower。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The plant radical 艹 on top over 化 (huà), which gives the sound. It means ‘flower’.
A way to remember it
A plant (艹) plus the sound 化 — a flower.
Easy to confuse with
- 化‘To change’: the sound part of 花, but without the plant radical on top.