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Animated Stroke Order 华

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How to write 华 — animated stroke order

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华 stroke order diagram

3.

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5.

How to Use 华

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华 means 'China' or 'Chinese' in these words.

华裔 • huá yì • foreign citizen of Chinese origin • HSK 5

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HSK Vocabulary: 华

中华 • Zhōng huá • China (alternate formal name)

HSK 3.0 · L5

Zhōng中

huá

7.

Example Sentences

zhōng中

huá华

wén文

huà化

yǒu有

zhe着

yōu

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Pinyinhuá

Meaningsplendid, magnificent; flower, bloom

Strokes6

Radical十

Traditional華

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1145

Zhuyinㄏㄨㄚˊ

UnicodeU+534E

CangjieOPJJ

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A flower (化) blooming atop a plant (艹) — symbolizing splendor, magnificence, or China.

huá华

yì裔

foreign citizen of Chinese origin

华侨 • huá qiáo • overseas Chinese; Chinese people living abroad • HSK 6

HSK 6

huá华

qiáo侨

overseas Chinese; Chinese people living abroad

华人 • huá rén • Chinese people • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huá华

rén人

Chinese people

Splendid / Prosperous

华 conveys the meaning of magnificence, luxury, or prosperity.

豪华 • háo huá • luxurious; sumptuous • HSK 5

HSK 5

háo豪

huá华

luxurious; sumptuous

华丽 • huá lì • magnificent; resplendent; gorgeous • HSK 6

HSK 6

huá华

lì丽

magnificent; resplendent; gorgeous

繁华 • fán huá • flourishing; prosperous; bustling • HSK 6

HSK 6

fán繁

huá华

flourishing; prosperous; bustling

华

China (alternate formal name)

中华民族 • Zhōng huá mín zú • the Chinese nation

HSK 3.0 · L5

Zhōng中

huá华

mín民

zú族

the Chinese nation

才华 • cái huá • talent

HSK 3.0 · L6

cái才

huá华

talent

精华 • jīng huá • essence; best feature; soul

HSK 6

jīng精

huá华

essence; best feature; soul

升华 • shēng huá • sublimate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shēng升

huá华

sublimate

嘉年华 • jiā nián huá • Carnival

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiā嘉

nián年

huá华

Carnival

悠

jiǔ久

de的

lì历

shǐ史

。

Chinese culture has a long history

tā他

zài在

yīn音

yuè乐

fāng方

miàn面

hěn很

yǒu有

cái才

huá华

。

He is very talented in music

Huá华

fǔ府

de的

yīng樱

huā花

zài在

chūn春

tiān天

fēi非

cháng常

měi美

lì丽

。

The cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. are very beautiful in spring.

tā她

chuān穿

zhe着

huá华

lì丽

de的

lǐ礼

fú服

cān参

jiā加

wǎn晚

huì会

。

She wore a gorgeous dress to the party

zhè这

zuò座

xīn新

jiàn建

de的

gòu购

wù物

zhōng中

xīn心

nèi内

bù部

zhuāng装

xiū修

dé得

jí极

qí其

háo豪

huá华

。

The interior of this newly built shopping mall is decorated extremely luxuriously.

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Characters pronounced "hua".

桦huàtype of birch
花huāflower
猾huácunning, crafty, sly
话huàspeech, talk, words
化huàto change, transform, convert
划huàto assign

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Characters with radical "十".

千qiānthousand
南nánsouth
卑bēilow, humble, inferior
卓zhuóoutstanding, tall and erect
协xiéto cooperate, to assist, to harmonize
克kègram

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