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See also: 华 and 崋

華 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+8 in traditional Chinese, 艸+7 in mainland China and Japanese, 12 strokes in Chinese in traditional Chinese, 10 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, 11 strokes in Korean, cangjie input 廿一廿十 (TMTJ), four-corner 44504, composition ⿱艹⿻丅⿱艹二(HTV) or ⿱艹⿻亖丨(JK))

trad. 華
simp. 华
alternative forms 𠌶𦻏蕐䔢𦾓

| | Old Chinese | | | -------------------------------- | --------------------------- | | 鞾 | *qʰʷa | | 華 | *qʰʷraː, *ɡʷraː, *ɡʷraːs | | 譁 | *qʰʷraː | | 樺 | *ɡʷraː, *ɡʷraːs | | 嘩 | *ɡʷraː | | 驊 | *ɡʷraː | | 鏵 | *ɡʷraː | | 崋 | *ɡʷraː, *ɡʷraːs |

Pictogram (象形); this was the original form of 花 (OC *hʷraː, “flower”). In the bronze inscription form, the top part of the glyph resembles flowers of a plant, and the bottom part (于) resembles its stalk and leaves. Also phono-semantic (形聲 / 形声), with 于 (OC *ɢʷa) functioning as the phonetic part. In the seal script, 艸 (“grass; plant”) was added as a semantic component.

華 (𦻏) and 𠌶 were initially the same character, but they were erroneously split in Shuowen into two entries.

Note: waa4-2 - used in names.

Note: ê6 - only used in 華美 / 华美, a village in Chao'an, Guangdong.

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 華
Reading # 2/3
ModernBeijing(Pinyin) huá
MiddleChinese ‹ hwæ ›
OldChinese /*N-qʷʰˁra/
English flower (v.); flowery (adj.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 華
Reading # 2/3
No. 5312
Phoneticcomponent 華
Rimegroup 魚
Rimesubdivision 0
CorrespondingMC rime 華
OldChinese /*ɡʷraː/
Notes 說文於聲

華

  1. brilliance; magnificence
    光華／光华 ― guānghuá ― brilliance
  2. (good) times; years; period
    年華／年华 ― niánhuá ― good times
  3. young; youthful
  4. literary grace; talent for literature
  5. prestige; status; fame
  6. colourful; brilliant (especially of carvings and decorations)
  7. magnificent; gorgeous; resplendent
    華麗／华丽 ― huálì ― gorgeous; splendid
  8. delicious; tasty
  9. essence; quintessence
    含英咀華／含英咀华 ― hányīngjǔhuá ― to savour the merits of a literary work
  10. (honorific) your; your honourable
    華誕／华诞 ― huádàn ― birthday; your birthday
  11. (exalted) Short for 華夏／华夏 (Huáxià): land of illustrious clothing and grand ritual—China; Chinese culture
    訪華／访华 ― fǎng huá ― to visit China
    駐華大使館／驻华大使馆 ― zhùhuá dàshǐguǎn ― embassy in China
    華僑/華人／华侨/华人 ― huáqiáo / huárén ― Chinese residing abroad
  1. Short for 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ, “Chinese language”).
  2. luxuriant; flourishing; prosperous
    繁華／繁华 ― fánhuá ― prosperous
  3. noble; influential; eminent
  4. grey (of hair)
  1. flashy; extravagant; showy; ostentatious; florid
    華而不實／华而不实 ― huá'érbùshí ― flashy and without substance
  2. face powder
    鉛華／铅华 ― qiānhuá ― lead face powder
  3. (historical, obsolete) cover of a carriage
  4. (obsolete) fruit (of a cucurbit plant)
  5. Alternative form of 譁 / 哗 (“noisy”)
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 華
Reading # 1/3
ModernBeijing(Pinyin) huā
MiddleChinese ‹ xwæ ›
OldChinese /*qʷʰˁra/
English flower (n.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 華
Reading # 1/3
No. 5308
Phoneticcomponent 華
Rimegroup 魚
Rimesubdivision 0
CorrespondingMC rime 華
OldChinese /*qʰʷraː/

華

  1. Alternative form of 花 (huā, “flower; blossom”)
  2. to flower; to blossom
  3. (traditional Chinese medicine) flower pulse; weak pulse
  4. to be dim-sighted; to be dazzled
  5. to dissect; to cut up
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 華
Reading # 3/3
ModernBeijing(Pinyin) huà
MiddleChinese ‹ hwæH ›
OldChinese /*[ɢ]ʷˁra-s/
English [name of a mountain]
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 華
Reading # 3/3
No. 5316
Phoneticcomponent 華
Rimegroup 魚
Rimesubdivision 0
CorrespondingMC rime 摦
OldChinese /*ɡʷraːs/
Notes 華山、同崋

華

  1. (～山) Mount Hua (a mountain in Shaanxi)
  2. Original form of 樺／桦 (huà, “birch”).
  3. a surname
    華羅庚／华罗庚 ― Huà Luógēng ― Hua Luogeng (mathematician)
    華佗／华佗 ― Huà Tuó ― Hua Tuo (Han Dynasty physician)
Shinjitai 華
Kyūjitai[1][2][3] 華󠄂華+󠄂?(Hanyo-Denshi)(Moji_Joho)
華󠄃華+󠄃?(Hanyo-Denshi)(Moji_Joho)
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華

(Jōyō kanji)

  1. flower
  2. flashiness
  3. brilliance, shine
  4. beauty, splendor
  5. fine, white powder
  6. China, Chinese
  7. sixty-one-year-old; kanreki

From Middle Chinese 華 (MC xwae); compare Mandarin 華 / 华 (huā):

From Middle Chinese 華 (MC hwae); compare Mandarin 華 / 华 (huá):

From Middle Chinese 華 (MC hwaeH); compare Mandarin 華 / 华 (huà):

From native Japanese roots:

Kanji in this term
華
かGrade: S
kan'on

/kua/ → /kʷa/ → /ka/

From Middle Chinese 華 (MC hwae).

華(か) • (ka) ←**くわ** (kwa)?

  1. flashiness, showiness
    Synonym: 虚飾 (kyoshoku)

華(か) • (Ka) ←**くわ** (Kwa)?

  1. a surname
  2. a male or female given name
Kanji in this term
華
はなGrade: S
kun'yomi

/pana/ → /fana/ → /hana/

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *pana.

For pronunciation and definitions of 華 – see the following entry.
(This term, 華, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
  1. 枯木(こぼく)華(はな)開(ひら)く (koboku hana hiraku)

華(はな) • (Hana)

  1. a female given name

  2. a surname

  3. ^ “華”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

  4. ^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1826 (paper), page 965 (digital)

  5. ^ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 1033 (paper), page 529 (digital)

  6. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

Wikisource

華 • (hwa) (hangeul 화)

  1. bright; colorful

華: Hán Việt readings: hoa (戶(hộ)花(hoa)切(thiết))[1][2][3]
華: Nôm readings: hoa[1][2][3][4]

  1. chữ Hán form of Hoa (“Hoa people”).
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nguyễn (2014).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Trần (2004).
  4. ^ Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).