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花huā

flower; to spend; pattern

Flower, spend, and pattern senses stay on one page.

GF0025–2021 character list · 一级

One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.

WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

flower; to spend; pattern

Flower, spend, and pattern senses stay on one page.

艹 gives a plant clue; 化 gives a sound clue.

MEANING

plants; grass (from 草)

Plant-related meaning clue.

In 花: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

SOUND

to change; transform

Sound clue in 花.

In 花: sound Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

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Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

藏 cáng, zàng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 花.

菜 cài — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 花.

茶 chá — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 花.

草 cǎo — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 花.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: ebf2bdbedf6ffe7080612eac3dbe761e2c83457fb70ffafc8d30347b82cb3623. Captured 2026-10-31T13:49:13.146Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered by this source.