花俏
huā​qiào

fancy

花 huā, hua flower

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化
化 Sound component
huà change

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxwaeqʷʰˤra flower (n.)

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

俏 qiào, xiào, xiāo like

A similar 肖 person 亻; 肖 also provides the pronunciation

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person
肖
肖 SoundMeaning component
xiào look like

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰews

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang