花 variant of 花[hua1] / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3] 鲜 花 xiān huā flower / fresh flowers / CL:朵[duo3] 花 朵 huā duǒ flower 开 花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / fig. to burst open / to feel happy or elated / new development grows out 英 hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom 华 old variant of 花[hua1] / flower 玫 瑰 méi guī rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) / rose flower / CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1] 莲 花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily 盛 开 shèng kāi blooming / in full flower 花 心 huā xīn fickle (in love affairs) / dissipated / unfaithful / heart of a flower (pistil and stamen) 花 店 huā diàn flower shop 花 瓶 huā píng flower vase / fig. just a pretty face / CL:對|对[dui4] 纷 飞 fēn fēi to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc) / to flutter about 插 花 chā huā flower arranging / ikebana 花 盆 huā pén flower pot 庭 园 tíng yuán flower garden 花 蕾 huā lěi bud / flower bud 飘 舞 piāo wǔ to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc) 奇 葩 qí pā exotic flower / (fig.) marvel / prodigy / (slang) weirdo / outlandish 走 马 观 花 zǒu mǎ guān huā 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 香 花 xiāng huā fragrant flower / fig. beneficial (of artworks etc) 盆 花 pén huā potted flower 蓓 蕾 bèi lěi flower bud / young flower still tightly rolled up 华 而 不 实 huá ér bù shí flower but no fruit (idiom) / handsome exterior but hollow inside / flashy 花 会 huā huì flower fair or festival 花 序 huā xù inflorescence / flower cluster 国 花 guó huā national flower (emblem, e.g. peony 牡丹[mu3 dan1] in China) 花 苞 huā bāo flower bud 华 严 经 Huá yán jīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra 采 花 贼 cǎi huā zéi lit. flower thief / fig. rapist 花 鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub 花 头 huā tóu flower head 花 农 huā nóng flower grower 花 展 huā zhǎn flower show 花 台 huā tái flower bed / flower terrace / flower stand 纸 花 zhǐ huā paper flower 花 被 huā bèi perianth (common term for calyx and corolla) / border and protecting envelope of a flower 雌 花 cí huā female flower 花 梗 huā gěng stem of flower 凤 仙 花 fèng xiān huā balsam / Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina) / touch-me-not / busy Lizzie 残 花 败 柳 cán huā bài liǔ broken flower, withered willow (idiom) / fig. fallen woman 鸡 冠 花 jī guān huā cockscomb flower / Celosia cristata 盆 basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[ge4] 柄 handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / sth that affords an advantage to an opponent / classifier for knives or blades 菁 leek flower / lush / luxuriant 苞 bud / flower calyx / luxuriant / profuse 葩 corolla of flower 钿 to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower 鬘 (of woman's hair) beautiful / flower garland worn as an ornament 薾 luxuriant growth of flower 如 花 似 玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite 出 水 芙 蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom) / surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy) 孤 芳 自 赏 gū fāng zì shǎng lone flower admiring itself (idiom) / narcissism / self-love 败 柳 残 花 bài liǔ cán huā broken flower, withered willow (idiom) / fig. fallen woman 槛 花 笼 鹤 jiàn huā lóng hè a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom) / prisoner 羯 鼓 催 花 jié gǔ cuī huā drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom 花 容 月 貌 huā róng yuè mào lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) beautiful 走 马 看 花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information 风 花 雪 月 fēng huā xuě yuè wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom) / effete language without substance / love affair / romance is in the air / dissipated life 花 童 huā tóng page boy / flower girl (at a wedding) 西 番 莲 xī fān lián passion flower 花 骨 朵 huā gǔ duo (coll.) flower bud 柎 calyx of flower 蘤 flower, blossoms 供 佛 花 gòng fó huā flower offering 供 花 gòng huā flower offering 两 性 花 liǎng xìng huā hermaphrodite flower 孽 海 花 Niè hǎi huā Flower in the sea of evil, late Qing novel by Jin Tianhe 金天翮[Jin1 Tian1 he2] 檵 木 jì mù fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense), evergreen shrub 檵 花 jì huā fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense), evergreen shrub 满 城 尽 带 黄 金 甲 Mǎn chéng jìn dài huáng jīn jiǎ Curse of the Golden Flower (2007), period drama movie by Zhang Yimou 胡 姬 花 hú jī huā Vanda miss joaquim (hybrid orchid), national flower of Singapore 花 床 huā chuáng flower bed 花 把 势 huā bǎ shì expert flower grower 花 把 式 huā bǎ shì expert flower grower 花 池 子 huā chí zi flower bed 花 无 百 日 红 huā wú bǎi rì hóng No flower can bloom for a hundred days. / Good times do not last long. (idiom) 花 黄 huā huáng yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times) 华 严 经 大 方 广 佛 huá yán jīng dà fāng guǎng fó Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra 蒲 棒 pú bàng spike or male flower of cattail (Typha orientalis) 蓝 饰 带 花 lán shì dài huā blue lace flower (Trachymene caerulea) 蛇 麻 草 shé má cǎo hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer 金 天 翮 Jīn Tiān hé Jin Tianhe (1874-1947), late Qing poet and novelist, author of Flower in the sea of evil 孽海花 采 花 大 盗 cǎi huā dà dào lit. flower thief / fig. rapist 闲 花 xián huā wild flower 吊 钟 花 diào zhōng huā Chinese New Year flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus) 檵 fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense), evergreen shrub 艾 冬 花 ài dōng huā coltsfoot flower (used in TCM) / Flos Farfarae 阿 尔 泰 紫 菀 ā ěr tài zǐ wǎn flower or herb of Heteropappus altaicus (used in TCM) / Flos seu Herba Heteropappi altaici 冧 (Cantonese) to topple / to collapse / to coax / flower bud 大 方 广 佛 华 严 经 dà fāng guǎng Fó huá yán jīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra 箮 bamboo flower / flowering bamboo 菱 花 镜 líng huā jìng antique bronze mirror with flower petal edging, most commonly from the Tang dynasty 花 有 重 开 日 ， 人 无 再 少 年 huā yǒu chóng kāi rì , rén wú zài shào nián a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb) 着 花 zháo huā to blossom / to come to flower / to be in bloom 库 肯 霍 夫 公 园 Kù kěn huò fū Gōng yuán Keukenhof, flower garden in Netherlands 粉 艳 fěn yàn (of a woman, a flower etc) delicate colors 击 鼓 传 花 jī gǔ chuán huā beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten &ndash / when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc) 貌 美 如 花 mào měi rú huā (of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom) / beautiful 太 乙 金 华 宗 旨 Tài yǐ Jīn huá Zōng zhǐ The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century
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