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HSK 3.0Vocab 2 Recognition 2

1.

Animated Stroke Order 花

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How to write 花 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

花has 3 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

huā

spend

verbHSK 3 HSK 3.0 · L2

flower

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 花

花 stroke order diagram

4.

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花

花=

5.

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6.

How to Use 花

Flowers and Plant Parts

Use 花 for flowers, blossoms, and specific plant parts like petals and buds.

鲜花 • xiān huā • flower • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

7.

HSK Vocabulary: 花

开花 • kāi huā • to bloom; to blossom; to flower

HSK 3.0 · L3

kāi开

huā

8.

Example Sentences

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

huā花

qián钱

mǎi买

shū

Information

Pinyinhuā

Meaningspend

Strokes7

Radical艹

Traditional花

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#337

Zhuyinㄏㄨㄚ

UnicodeU+82B1

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flower; blossom; patterned; colorful

noun, adjectiveHSK 3.0 · L2

A plant (艹) transforming (化) into a beautiful and colorful blossom — a flower.

xiān鲜

huā花

flower

花朵 • huā duǒ • flower; blossom • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

huā花

duǒ朵

flower; blossom

花瓣 • huā bàn • petal • HSK 6

HSK 6

huā花

bàn瓣

petal

花蕾 • huā lěi • bud • HSK 6

HSK 6

huā花

lěi蕾

bud

Flower Types and Scenes

This group uses 花 in names of specific flowers and garden-related words.

花园 • huā yuán • garden • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

huā花

yuán园

garden

兰花 • lán huā • orchid • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

lán兰

huā花

orchid

梅花 • méi huā • plum blossom • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

méi梅

huā花

plum blossom

菊花 • jú huā • chrysanthemum • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

jú菊

huā花

chrysanthemum

Extended Meanings of

This group uses 花 for spending, sparks, and other figurative uses.

花费 • huā fèi • expense • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

huā花

fèi费

expense

零花钱 • líng huā qián • pocket money • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

líng零

huā花

qián钱

pocket money

火花 • huǒ huā • spark • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huǒ火

huā花

spark

烟花 • yān huā • fireworks • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yān烟

huā花

fireworks

花

to bloom; to blossom; to flower

花生 • huā shēng • peanut

HSK 5

huā花

shēng生

peanut

棉花 • mián hua • cotton

HSK 6

mián棉

hua花

cotton

烟花爆竹 • yān huā bào zhú • fireworks

HSK 6

yān烟

huā花

bào爆

zhú竹

fireworks

锦上添花 • jǐn shàng tiān huā • [lit.] onto brocade, add flowers; to add to something that is already perfect [idiom]

HSK 6

jǐn锦

shàng上

tiān添

huā花

[lit.] onto brocade, add flowers; to add to something that is already perfect [idiom]

书

。

He likes to spend money on books

Tā他

bǎ把

zhè这

ge个

chǎn产

pǐn品

shuō说

de得

tiān天

huā花

luàn乱

zhuì坠

。

He described this product in a wildly exaggerated way.

Tā他

shuǎ耍

le了

gè个

huā花

zhāo招

piàn骗

guò过

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

rén人

。

He pulled a trick and fooled everyone.

Tā他

huā花

qián钱

hěn很

dà大

fang方

。

He spends money generously.

nǐ你

zhù注

yì意

dào到

chuāng窗

lián帘

shàng上

nà那

xiē些

chōu抽

xiàng象

de的

huā花

wén纹

le了

ma吗

？

Did you notice those abstract floral patterns on the curtains?

tā她

shēng生

rì日

nà那

tiān天

shōu收

dào到

le了

hěn很

duō多

měi美

lì丽

de的

xiān鲜

huā花

。

She received many beautiful flowers on her birthday.

Wǒ我

yǒu有

diǎn点

yǎn眼

huā花

。

My vision is a bit blurry.

chūn春

tiān天

lái来

le了

，

shù树

shàng上

de的

huā花

dōu都

kāi开

le了

。

Spring has come, and the flowers on the trees have all bloomed.

dēng灯

guāng光

ràng让

wǒ我

yǎn眼

huā花

liáo缭

luàn乱

。

The lights made me dazzled.

zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

shàng上

de的

yìn印

huā花

hěn很

piào漂

liang亮

。

The printed pattern on this piece of clothing is very beautiful.

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Characters from the same exam level.

疼téngpain
甜tiánsweet
条tiáo[measure word for long pieces (hair, branch, trousers etc.)]
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碗wǎna bowl of
万wànten thousand

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "hua".

桦huàtype of birch
猾huácunning, crafty, sly
话huàspeech, talk, words
化huàto change, transform, convert
划huàto assign
华huásplendid, magnificent; flower, bloom

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "艹".

芮ruia surname; a type of grass
著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting

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