花
huā HSK1

flower

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approved by Marcus Ngai · May 26, 2026, 01:42 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on May 26, 2026, 01:42 AM

linked 花 and 華.

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Originally written as 華. 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