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華
简 华 · 繁 華Characters in this entry
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1 · hua1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
faa1 · waa4 · waa6
Cantonese word readings for 華. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- (literary) to blossom; to come into flower; to flower (of plants)
- radiance; brilliance; splendour; lustre
- a coloured halo around the sun or moon
- ornate; magnificent; gorgeous; resplendent; splendid
- colourful; decorated; painted (esp. of carvings, architecture, ornaments)
- literary grace; elegance; polish; talent (in writing)
- essence; quintessence; the best part of (a work, speech, etc.)
- (literary) fame; reputation; prestige; renown
- (literary, figurative) promotion; advancement; elevation; refinement
- prosperous; flourishing; thriving; bustling
- glory; splendour; honour; prosperity
- time; years; season; (by extension) one’s best years
- youth; youthful
- (metonymic) short for 華夏／华夏 (Huáxià) or short for 中華／中华 (Zhōnghuá); China; the Chinese (people/civilization)
- the Chinese language
- (honorific) your; your honourable (used before nouns)
- (literary) (hair) grey; white-streaked
- (historical) face powder; cosmetic powder
- (physics, chemistry) to undergo sublimation or deposition
- (historical) a carriage canopy / plume-like ornament
- (historical) the fruit of a gourd/cucurbit plant
- (literary, rare) delicious; choice (of food)
- (archaic, rare) red or yellow
- (obsolete) alternative form of 譁 /哗 (“noisy; clamorous”)
character · Etymology 2
- Used in transcription.
character · Etymology 3
- (literary) flower; blossom
- (literary, rare) to split (in the middle); to cleave; to cut open lengthwise
- (traditional Chinese medicine) a “flower pulse” (a weak, floating pulse)
character · Etymology 4
- (～山) Mount Hua (a mountain in Shaanxi)
- original form of 樺／桦 (huà, “birch”)
- a surname
character · Etymology 5
- (archaic) intertwined; crisscrossing; irregular
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