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Chinese symbol for “dahlia”

大丽花
dà lì huā
Traditional: 大麗花
dahlia (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dahlia is 大丽花 (dà lì huā), defined as: dahlia (loanword).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

大 dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
radical 37 ⼤ · 3 strokes
丽 lì
beautiful, elegant, magnificent
radical 1 ⼀ · 8 strokes
花 huā
flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
radical 140 ⾋ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dahlia”

WordPinyinMeaning
大理花dà lǐ huādahlia (loanword)
天竺牡丹tiān zhú mǔ dandahlia

Related words

Other words that share a character with 大丽花.

WordPinyinMeaning
大学 (大學)dà xuéuniversity; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity
大陆 (大陸)dà lùcontinent; mainland; 块 (kuài)
大会 (大會)dà huìgeneral assembly; general meeting
重大zhòng dàgreat; important
美丽 (美麗)měi lìbeautiful
华丽 (華麗)huá lìgorgeous
花园 (花園)huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò)

See also: Japanese symbol for “dahlia”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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