(huā)

HSK 17 strokes

surname Hua

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
huā
Meaning
surname Hua
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱艹化

A flower 艹 in bloom 化; 化 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

HSK 7-9

(idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants

Open 奇花异草 page →
luànhuā

to spend recklessly; to waste money

Open 乱花 page →
gònghuā

flower offering

Open 供花 page →
bīnghuā

ice crystal; frost (on windows)

Open 冰花 page →

to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around th…

Open 五花大绑 page →

(female) social butterfly; socialite

Open 交际花 page →

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