(huá)

HSK 36 strokesTrad.
Readingshuáhuàhuā

abbr. for China

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
huá / huà / huā
Meaning
abbr. for China
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱化十

In this compound, the meaning comes from (ten); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

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Words with

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zhōnghuá
HSK 6

Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chin…

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HSK 7-9

(loanword) carnival

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huá

see 五华县; see 五华区

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láihuá

to come to China

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Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains

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Wuhua, a district of Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan

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Wuhua, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市[Mei2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong

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