華
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TranslingualEdit
Han characterEdit
華 (radical 140, 艸+8 in traditional Chinese, 艸+7 in mainland China and Japanese, 12 strokes in Chinese in traditional Chinese, 10 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, 11 strokes in Korean, cangjie input 廿一廿十 (TMTJ), four-corner 44504, composition ⿱艹⿻丅⿱艹二)
Derived charactersEdit
- 𠎑, 嘩(哗), 墷, 嬅(𫰡), 㠏(㟆), 𭘲, 㦊(𫺆), 撶(𫼧), 澕, 璍, 曄(晔), 𦠜, 樺(桦), 燁(烨), 皣, 瞱(𬑓), 𬒢, 䅿, 𬚦, 𧑍, 㒯, 譁, 𨅯, 鏵(铧), 鞾(𫖇), 韡(𮧵), 驊(骅), 𩻮(𫚘), 𫛓, 𪟥, 鷨(𪉊), 𡪤, 曅, 𨶱
Related charactersEdit
ReferencesEdit
- KangXi: page 1039, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31119
- Dae Jaweon: page 1497, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3213, character 1
- Unihan data for U+83EF
ChineseEdit
trad. | 華 | |
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simp. | 华 |
Glyph originEdit
Historical forms of the character 華 | ||
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Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Pictogram (象形); this was the original form of 花 (OC *hʷraː, “flower”). In the bronze inscription form, the top part of the glyph resembles flowers of a plant, and the bottom part (于) resembles its stalk and leaves. Also phono-semantic (形聲), with 于 (OC *ɢʷa) functioning as the phonetic part. In the seal script, 艸 (“grass; plant”) was added as a semantic component.
華 (𦻏) and 𠌶 were initially the same character, but they were erroneously split in Shuowen into two entries.
Pronunciation 1Edit
DefinitionsEdit
華
- brilliance; magnificence
- (good) times; years; period
- young; youthful
- literary grace; talent for literature
- prestige; status; fame
- colourful; brilliant (especially of carvings and decorations)
- magnificent; gorgeous; resplendent
- delicious; tasty
- essence; quintessence
- (honorific) your; your honourable
- (exalted) Short for 華夏/华夏 (Huáxià): land of illustrious clothing and grand ritual—China; Chinese culture
- Short for 漢語/汉语 (hànyǔ, “Chinese language”).
- luxuriant; flourishing; prosperous
- noble; influential; eminent
- yellow (colour)
- pink; rosy
- grey (of hair)
- flashy; extravagant; showy; ostentatious; florid
- (historical) cover of a carriage
- fruit (of a cucurbit plant)
- (geology) sinter
- (chemistry) chemical produced via sublimation
- (astronomy) corona; ring of light
- Alternative form of 譁/哗 (“noisy”).
SynonymsEdit
- (China):
CompoundsEdit
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DescendantsEdit
Pronunciation 2Edit
DefinitionsEdit
華
- Alternative form of 花 (huā, “flower; blossom”).
- 皇皇者華,于彼原隰。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Huánghuáng zhě huá, yú bǐ yuán xí. [Pinyin]
- Brilliant are the flowers,
On those level heights and the low grounds.
皇皇者华,于彼原隰。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to flower; to blossom
- 昔我往矣,黍稷方華。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Xī wǒ wǎng yǐ, shǔjì fāng huā. [Pinyin]
- When we were marching at first,
The millets were in flower.
昔我往矣,黍稷方华。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 桐始華,田鼠化為鴽,虹始見,萍始生。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, circa 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Tóng shǐ huā, tiánshǔ huàwéi rú, hóng shǐ xiàn, píng shǐ shēng. [Pinyin]
- The Elaeococca begins to flower. Moles are transformed into quails. Rainbows begin to appear. Duckweed begins to grow.
桐始华,田鼠化为鴽,虹始见,萍始生。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (traditional Chinese medicine) flower pulse; weak pulse
- to be dim-sighted; to be dazzled
- to dissect; to cut up
CompoundsEdit
Pronunciation 3Edit
DefinitionsEdit
華
- (~山) Mount Hua (a mountain in Shaanxi)
- Original form of 樺/桦 (huà, “birch”).
- A surname.
- 華羅庚 / 华罗庚 ― Huà Luógēng ― Hua Luogeng
CompoundsEdit
JapaneseEdit
KanjiEdit
- flower
- flashiness
- brilliance, shine
- beauty, splendor
- fine, white powder
- China, Chinese
- sixty-one-year-old; kanreki
ReadingsEdit
- Go-on: け (ke, Jōyō †)←け (ke, historical)←くゑ (kwe, ancient); げ (ge)←げ (ge, historical)←ぐゑ (gwe, ancient)
- Kan-on: か (ka, Jōyō)←くわ (kwa, historical)
- Kun: はな (hana, 華, Jōyō); はなやか (hanayaka, 華やか)
- Nanori: あき (aki); てる (teru); は (ha); はる (haru)
CompoundsEdit
- 華夷 (Kai)
- 華夏 (Kaka)
- 華翰 (kakan)
- 華僑 (Kakyō)
- 華語 (Kago)
- 華甲 (kakō)
- 華字 (kaji)
- 華奢 (kasha)
- 華人 (Kajin)
- 華族 (kazoku)
- 華道 (kadō)
- 華燭 (kashoku)
- 華美 (kabi)
- 華府 (Kafu)
- 華墨 (kaboku)
- 華麗 (karei)
- 栄華 (eiga)
- 鉛華 (enka)
- 月華 (gekka)
- 光華 (kōka)
- 豪華 (gōka)
- 国華 (kokka)
- 詞華 (shika)
- 精華 (seika)
- 中華 (Chūka)
- 日華 (nikka)
- 拈華 (nenge)
- 繁華 (hanka)
- 浮華 (fuka)
- 紛華 (funka)
- 優曇華 (udonge)
- 香華 (kōge), 香華 (kōke)
- 散華 (sange)
- 法華 (hoke), 法華 (hokke)
- 蓮華 (renge)
- 万華 (banka)
- 万華鏡 (mangekyō)
- 曼陀羅華 (mandarake), 曼陀羅華 (mandarage)
- 華奢 (kyasha)
- 華盛頓 (Washinton)
- 由華 (Yuka)
Etymology 1Edit
Kanji in this term |
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華 |
か Grade: S |
kan’on |
/kua/ → /kʷa/ → /ka/
From Middle Chinese 華 (MC ɦˠua).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- flashiness, showiness
- Synonym: 虚飾 (kyoshoku)
IdiomsEdit
- 華を去り実に就く (ka o sari jitsu ni tsuku)
Proper nounEdit
- a surname
- a male or female given name
Etymology 2Edit
Kanji in this term |
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華 |
はな Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
/pana/ → /fana/ → /hana/
From Old Japanese.
PronunciationEdit
For pronunciation and definitions of 華 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 華, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Derived termsEdit
IdiomsEdit
- 火事と喧嘩は江戸の華 (kaji to kenka wa Edo no hana)
ProverbsEdit
- 枯木華開く (koboku hana hiraku)
Proper nounEdit
- a female given name
- a surname
ReferencesEdit
KoreanEdit
HanjaEdit
VietnameseEdit
Han characterEdit
華: Hán Việt readings: hoa (
華: Nôm readings: hoa[1][2][3][4]
- Hán tự form of Hoa (“Hoa people”).