Chinese symbol for “flower”
花
huā
flower; blossom; measure word: 朵 (duǒ), 支 (zhī), 束 (shù), 把 (bǎ), 盆 (pén), 簇 (cù); fancy pattern
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flower is 花 (huā), defined as: flower; blossom; measure word: 朵 (duǒ), 支 (zhī), 束 (shù), 把 (bǎ), 盆 (pén), 簇 (cù); fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “flower”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鲜花 (鮮花) | xiān huā | flower; fresh flowers |
| 花朵 | huā duǒ | flower |
| 朵 | duǒ | flower; earlobe |
| 开花 (開花) | kāi huā | to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open |
| 华 (華) | huā | old variant of 花 (huā); flower |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 花.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花园 (花園) | huā yuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 花费 (花費) | huā fèi | expense; cost |
| 花钱 (花錢) | huā qián | to spend money |
| 棉花 | mián hua | cotton |
| 鲜花 (鮮花) | xiān huā | flower; fresh flowers |
| 桃花 | táo huā | peach blossom; (fig.) love affair |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flower”.
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.