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  *花* | 花* | *花
flower / blossom / CL: , , , , , / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful
HSK 1
to bloom; to blossom; to flower / (fig.) to burst; to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish
HSK 4
plum blossom / clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) / (dialect) wintersweet
HSK 6
flower / fresh flowers / CL:
HSK 4
fireworks / prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
HSK 6
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  *花* | 花* | *花
old variant of
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *花* | 花* | *花
variant of / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3]
HSK 1
cotton
HSK 7-9
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surname Hua
peach blossom / (fig.) love affair
HSK 5
white-edged morning glory
jasmine
spark / sparkle
HSK 7-9
camellia
beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)
lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world
sunflower
reed catkin / reed flower
HSK 7-9
sunflower (Helianthus annuus) / rose moss (Portulaca grandiflora)
smallpox / ceiling / stamen of corn / (old) snow / (dialect) sesame oil
oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom / also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry
tax stamp / to print a pattern or design on fabric
cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
to burst with joy
spray of water; splash / (dialect) chickenpox
osmanthus flowers / Osmanthus fragrans
HSK 7-9
flower arranging / ikebana
the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草) / school beauty queen / campus belle / prom queen
national flower (emblem, e.g. peony 牡丹 in China)
growing flowers
flowery
balsam / Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina) / touch-me-not / busy Lizzie
(of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom) / beautiful
to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
lotus
HSK 7-9
rose
lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off
(female) social butterfly; socialite / courtesan
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / cluster amaryllis
Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)
presbyopia
(coll.) popular young actress
corsage / boutonnière
chrysanthemum / (TCM) chrysanthemum flower / (slang) anus
HSK 7-9
flower-viewing / to visit a prostitute
appliqué / decalcomania
wood shavings
honeysuckle
kapok (tree)
Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora)
the prettiest girl in the class
to spend recklessly / to squander money
electric spark
hothouse flower (i.e. flower grown in a greenhouse)
rounded embroidery design
to spend recklessly / to waste money
to water the plants / to water the garden
trailer (for a movie)
lily / fig. pure and spotless person / virgin
anemone
cymbidium / orchid
lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
wildflower / woman of easy virtue
sunflower
Lotus (department store chain)
saffron (Crocus sativus)
jellied tofu / soft bean curd
lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily
jellied tofu / soft bean curd
to soften cotton fiber by fluffing
paper flower
apartment building offered for sale before construction is completed / off-plan property
shining white
Vanda miss joaquim (hybrid orchid), national flower of Singapore
cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus
broccoli
(idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton
yellow flowers (of various types) / chrysanthemum / cauliflower / (yellow) daylily / a young virgin (boy or girl)
prostitute
bottle gourd (i.e. 瓠瓜)
beautiful sisters
to emboss
daffodil / narcissus / CL:
fireworks
blurred vision of an old person (idiom)
chicken nuggets / popcorn chicken
cross-stitch (embroidery)
roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
paper cutting
to embroider / to do embroidery
(dialect) (postage) stamp
iris (family Iridaceae)
engraving (on porcelain etc)
embossing
morning glory

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