𠌶
huā

flower

Pictograph of a fully bloomed flower. 亏 represents the sound. Original form of 華/花.

Components

𠂹
𠂹 Iconic component
chuí grass, trees, flowers, leaves

Depicts a fully bloomed flower.

亏
亏 SoundIconic component
kuī deficit, lose

Depicts the stems and leaves of the flower.

Change in sound

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

華

Meaning (1)

華

說文解字

《說文》：“，艸木華也。”

Sources

Character origin
李学勤《字源》p.554漢語多功能字庫zi.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)