懂中文 Dong Chinese

华

huá, huà, huā

magnificent

Simplified form of 華. 化 is used here to represent the sound. The bottom component is a remnant from the traditional character 華.

Components
化 sound component

化  Sound component

huà, huā

  

change

華 simplified,remnant component

華  Simplified Remnant component

huá, huà, huā

  

magnificent

Remnant from the bottom of the traditional character 華.

Evolution

华 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
华 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
华 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
华 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

华 (華) 

huá

flowery; illustrious; Chinese; magnificent; splendid

华 (華) 

Huá

abbr. for China

华 (華) 

Huà

Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi; surname Hua

华 (華) 

huā

old variant of 花[huā]; flower

Most common words with 华
Freq.
Word
Meaning

新华社

Xinhua News Agency

华

splendid

华盛顿

Washington (name)

豪华

luxurious

才华

talent

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

晔 烨

Sound component in 5 characters (0 verified)

哗 桦 烨 骅 铧