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华

huá

HSK 5 Character Traditional 華

What 华 means

1. magnificent
2. splendid
3. flowery

Other readings

华 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• HuàMount Hua {华山|Huà Shān} in Shaanxi; surname Hua
• huāold variant of {花|huā}; flower
• Huáabbr. for China

Example sentences

• 好奢华！
  Luxury!
• 我是华人。
  Wǒ shì Huárén.
  I am Chinese.
• 他才华横溢。
  He’s overflowing.
• 汤姆真有才华。
  Tom is really gifted.
• 汤姆有很多才华。
  Tom has multiple talents.
• 华沙比伦敦便宜吗？
  Huáshā bǐ Lúndūn piányi ma?
  Is Warsaw cheaper than London?

Words starting with 华

• 华裔Huá yìethnic Chinese; non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry
• 华丽huá lìgorgeous
• 华侨Huá qiáooverseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese…
• 华人Huá rénethnic Chinese person or people
• 华夏Huá xiàold name for China; Cathay
• 华文Huá wénChinese language; Chinese script
• 华北Huá běiNorth China
• 华语Huá yǔChinese language
• 华山Huà ShānMt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五岳
• 华为Huá wéiHuawei (brand)
• 华东Huá dōngEast China
• 华南Huá nánSouthern China
• 华尔街Huá ěr JiēWall Street, New York; by extension, American big business
• 华硕Huá shuòAsus (computer manufacturer)
• 华美huá měimagnificent; gorgeous; ornate
• 华府Huá fǔWashington, D.C.; the US federal government
• 华中Huá zhōngcentral China
• 华灯huá dēngdecorated lantern; lantern light
• 华贵huá guìsumptuous; luxurious
• 华尔街日报Huá ěr jiē Rì bàoWall Street Journal
• 华佗Huà TuóHua Tuo (c. 145–208), physician of the Eastern Han dynasty
• 华埠Huá bùChinatown; also called 唐人街
• 华尔兹huá ěr zī(loanword) waltz (dance)
• 华润Huá rùnChina Resources, a Chinese state-owned conglomerate

Words containing 华

• 豪华háo huáluxurious
• 精华jīng huábest feature; most important part of an object; quintessence
• 繁华fán huáflourishing; bustling
• 新华Xīn huáXinhua (New China), the name of various businesses, products and organizations, notably…
• 中华Zhōng huáZhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese…
• 中华民族Zhōng huá mín zúthe Chinese nation; the Chinese people…
• 清华大学Qīng huá Dà xuéTsinghua University, Beijing; National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
• 新华社Xīn huá shèXinhua News Agency, official press agency of the People's Republic of China, founded in…
• 才华cái huátalent
• 年华nián huáyears; time; age
• 温哥华Wēn gē huáVancouver (city in Canada)
• 中华民国Zhōng huá Mín guóRepublic of China
• 访华fǎng Huá(formal) (international relations) to visit China
• 升华shēng huáto sublimate; sublimation (physics); to raise to a higher level
• 奢华shē huáluxurious; sumptuous; lavish
• 光华guāng huábrilliance; splendor; magnificence
• 侵华qīn Huáto invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan)
• 来华lái Huáto come to China
• 董建华Dǒng Jiàn huáTung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005
• 刘德华Liú Dé huáAndy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor
• 驻华zhù huástationed in China; located in China
• 新华书店Xīn huá Shū diànXinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain
• 嘉年华jiā nián huá(loanword) carnival
• 爱德华Ài dé huáEdward; Édouard (name)

Characters that look like 华

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 年niányear
• 字zìletter; symbol; character
• 争zhēngto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
• 孕yùnpregnant
• 孚fúto trust; to believe in
• 邬Wūsurname Wu; ancient place name

Sounds the same

Read huá, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 滑to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted
• 猾sly
• 哗clamor; noise; (bound form) sound used to call cats
• 划to row; to paddle; profitable
• 豁to play Chinese finger-guessing game
• 骅chestnut horse
• 铧plowshare; spade
• 崋flowery; illustrious; Chinese
• 嬅beautiful; used in girls' names
• 搳used in 搳拳
• 蕐old variant of 华
• 䔢old variant of 华