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Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
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  *花* | 花* | *花
surname Hua
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  *花* | 花* | *花
flower / blossom / CL: , , , , , / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful
HSK 1
lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom) / fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
fragrance of flowers
foil (fencing)
graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric
flower fair or festival
to spend (money) / expenses
peanut butter
wedding candles; a pair of large, red, ornately decorated candles placed in the bridal chamber during a traditional Chinese wedding night, symbolizing the union of the couple / (botany) anthurium
signature (in grass-style writing) / symbol used in place of a signature (on a document, contract etc)
a beautiful day / cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
youthful time / prime of youth / flowering season
car festooned for celebration
garland / floral hoop
playboy
flowers and plants
braces / curly brackets { }
garish / gaudy
grizzled (hair)
nectar
Citibank / abbr. to 花旗
flower
pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰 figure skating)
HSK 7-9
to spend (time, money) / to waste
gaudy / flashy (but without substance)
variety / design and color / suit (cards)
florid ornamentation in opera / coloratura
fickle in love; unfaithful / heart of a flower (pistil and stamen)
flower grower
trick / pattern / novel idea / knack
peanut / CL:
HSK 6
Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub
bud / flower bud
flowers and trees / plants / flora
the flowering season
leopard / CL: 隻|只
inflorescence / flower cluster
bouquet
hay fever / seasonal allergic rhinitis
wreath / garland
anther (pollen sack on stamen)
(Tw) synchronized swimming
showerhead / sprinkler
perfumed toilet water / eau de cologne / floral water / hydrosol
flower bud
fancy
tabby cat; calico cat
see 花都區|花都区 / alternative name for Paris
anthocyanidin (biochemistry)
lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss
reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden)
cauliflower
No flower can bloom for a hundred days. / Good times do not last long. (idiom)
hay fever
anthocyanin (biochemistry)
Chinese steamed twisted bread roll
Huatan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape
flower shop
sexually transmitted disease; venereal disease
stem of flower
trick / deception
flower pot
brightly colored / gaudy
florist; floral designer
painting of birds and flowers
yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times)
petal / CL:
HSK 7-9
python
bridal sedan chair
tattoo-covered arm; tattoo sleeve
to spend all one's money
to be smitten with sb / love-struck fool / starry-eyed infatuation
garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants / CL:
HSK 2
Huashan, a district of Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市, Anhui
printed cloth / calico
role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera
synchronized swimming
(coll.) flower bud
full bloom of youth
to festoon / to decorate with a row of colored garlands
to take up time / to spend time
cluster of flowers / inflorescence / flowering shrub
Crocs shoes (or any similar shoe)
(coll.) womanizer / skirt-chaser
(idiom) 60 years old
expense / cost / to spend (time or money) / expenditure
HSK 6
(bird species of China) blossom-headed parakeet (Psittacula roseata)
Huatan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
(bird species of China) hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)
figure skating (abbr. for 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰)
opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan
pollen
fancy / gaudy
common word for ladybug, more formally 瓢蟲|瓢虫

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