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  *花* | 花* | *花
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  *花* | 花* | *花
flower / blossom / CL: , , , , , / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful
HSK 1
spray (or sparks) of molten steel
jasmine
plum blossom / clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) / (dialect) wintersweet
HSK 6
camellia
sunflower
cotton
HSK 7-9
paper flower
smallpox / ceiling / stamen of corn / (old) snow / (dialect) sesame oil
tax stamp / to print a pattern or design on fabric
spray of water; splash / (dialect) chickenpox
flower arranging / ikebana
the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草) / school beauty queen / campus belle / prom queen
to write elegantly
flowery
broccoli
oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom / also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry
display of fireworks and lanterns
(of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom) / beautiful
rose
chopped green onions
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / cluster amaryllis
Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin) / tree rhododendron (Rhododendron delavayi)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus) / rose moss (Portulaca grandiflora)
hermaphrodite flower
spark / sparkle
HSK 7-9
presbyopia
(coll.) popular young actress
corsage / boutonnière
electric spark
(female) social butterfly; socialite / courtesan
fireworks
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
poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
rounded embroidery design
wood shavings
lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily
to water the plants / to water the garden
to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton
kapok (tree)
flower / fresh flowers / CL:
HSK 4
(idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora)
national flower (emblem, e.g. peony 牡丹 in China)
the prettiest girl in the class
to spend recklessly / to squander money
hothouse flower (i.e. flower grown in a greenhouse)
trailer (for a movie)
lily / fig. pure and spotless person / virgin
osmanthus flowers / Osmanthus fragrans
HSK 7-9
fireworks / prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
HSK 6
gifted or skillful writing
wildflower / woman of easy virtue
jellied tofu / soft bean curd
jellied tofu / soft bean curd
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
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)
low-class prostitute
Chinese enkianthus
shining white
to embroider / to do embroidery
Vanda miss joaquim (hybrid orchid), national flower of Singapore
cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus
to blossom / to come to flower / to be in bloom
to blossom / see 著花|着花
hydrangea
iris (family Iridaceae)
tears in the eyes
to burst with joy
anemone
beautiful sisters
to emboss
daffodil / narcissus / CL:
fickle (woman)
blurred vision of an old person (idiom)
cymbidium / orchid
to enjoy the flowers on a spring outing (idiom)
cross-stitch (embroidery)
roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
paper cutting
lotus
HSK 7-9
lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
yellow flowers (of various types) / chrysanthemum / cauliflower / (yellow) daylily / a young virgin (boy or girl)
prostitute
morning glory
to be wounded / (of plants) to bloom
candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元) / (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet
dim (eyesight) / blurred (vision)
puffed rice / popcorn
honeysuckle
chives (Allium tuberosum)
title design
bottle gourd (i.e. 瓠瓜)
magnolia
cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
flourishing blossom / a mass of flowers / luxuriant flowers
snowflake

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