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荷花 (hé huā): Lotus (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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2.

Character Breakdown

荷花 consists of 2 characters.

荷 • hé • lotus

hé荷

lotus

花 • huā • flower • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

huā花

flower

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Word Info

Pinyinhé huā

MeaningLotus

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 荷花.

Words with 荷

荷兰hé lánNetherlands
荷包hé bāopurse, wallet
荷马Hé mǎHomer (ancient Greek poet)
薄荷bò hemint (herb)
负荷fù hèload; burden
荷尔蒙hé ěr ménghormone
薄荷糖bò he tángmint candy
超负荷chāo fù hèoverload; excessive burden

Words with 花

开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower
花园huā yuángarden
鲜花xiān huāflower
零花钱líng huā qiánpocket money
花生

huā shēng

peanut

花费huā fèiexpense

兰花lán huāorchid

梅花méi huāplum blossom

3.

How to Use 荷花 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 荷花 with other words naturally.

Noun + Nounwith池

hé荷

huā花

chí池

neutral

lotus pond

Adjective + Nounwith美丽

měi美

lì丽

de的

hé荷

huā花

Verb + Objectwith观赏

guān观

shǎng赏

hé荷

huā花

Subject + Verbwith盛开

hé荷

huā花

shèng盛

kāi开

Measure Word + Nounwith朵

yī一

duǒ朵

hé荷

huā花

4.

Example Sentences with 荷花

chí池

táng塘

lǐ里

yǒu有

hé荷

huā花

。

neutral

beautiful lotus flowers

neutral

view lotus flowers

neutral

lotus flowers in full bloom

neutral

a lotus flower

There are lotus flowers in the pond.

qīng清

chén晨

de的

lù露

zhū珠

zài在

hé荷

huā花

huā花

bàn瓣

shàng上

shǎn闪

shǎn闪

fā发

guāng光

，

gé格

wài外

dòng动

rén人

。

The morning dew sparkles on the lotus petals, which is particularly touching.

zhè这

fú幅

shuǐ水

mò墨

huà画

yǐ以

hé荷

huā花

wéi为

zhǔ主

tí题

，

zhǎn展

xiàn现

le了

dōng东

fāng方

měi美

xué学

de的

jīng精

suǐ髓

。

This ink wash painting takes the lotus as its theme, showcasing the essence of Eastern aesthetics.

xià夏

tiān天

，

hé荷

huā花

shèng盛

kāi开

，

fēi非

cháng常

měi美

lì丽

。

In summer, the lotus flowers bloom and are very beautiful.

nǐ你

zhī知

dào道

hé荷

huā花

chú除

le了

guān观

shǎng赏

wài外

，

hái还

yǒu有

nǎ哪

xiē些

shí实

jì际

yòng用

tú途

ma吗

？

Do you know what practical uses the lotus has besides being ornamental?

yóu由

yú于

qì气

hòu候

yì异

cháng常

，

jīn今

nián年

hú湖

lǐ里

de的

hé荷

huā花

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

rú如

qī期

zhàn绽

fàng放

。

Due to abnormal weather, the lotus flowers in the lake did not bloom as scheduled this year.

hé荷

huā花

chū出

yū淤

ní泥

ér而

bù不

rǎn染

，

xiàng象

zhēng征

zhe着

chún纯

jié洁

hé和

gāo高

shàng尚

。

The lotus flower emerges from the mud unstained, symbolizing purity and nobility.

tā她

bù不

jǐn仅

pāi拍

shè摄

le了

hé荷

huā花

de的

zī姿

tài态

，

hái还

jì记

lù录

le了

qí其

cóng从

hán含

bāo苞

dào到

shèng盛

kāi开

de的

quán全

guò过

chéng程

。

She not only photographed the posture of the lotus but also recorded its entire process from bud to full bloom.