花押 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

huāyā

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huā, hua flower

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

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化 Sound component

huà change

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	xwae	qʷʰˤra	flower (n.)

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound.

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

甲 Sound component

jiǎ, jia 1st heavenly stem, fingernail