花 — hwa

Parts that make up 花

How 花 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 花 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 艸, 化.

Korean example words with 花

• 만화萬花 Korean gloss: 온갖 꽃
• 채화菜花 Korean gloss: 채소의 꽃
• 산화山花 Korean gloss: 산에 피는 꽃
• 춘화春花 Korean gloss: 봄에 피는 꽃
• 화병花甁 Korean gloss: 꽃을 꽂는 병
• 지화紙花 Korean gloss: 종이로 만든 꽃
• 화롱花籠 Korean gloss: 꽃을 담는 광주리
• 화전花氈 Korean gloss: 꽃무늬가 놓인 담요
• 화연花宴 Korean gloss: 환갑날에 베푸는 잔치
• 시화市花 Korean gloss: 시(市)를 상징하는 꽃
• 화분花盆 Korean gloss: 꽃을 심어 가꾸는 그릇
• 화세花洗 Korean gloss: 화초에 물을 주는 기구

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 花

• 花はな flower; blossom; bloom
• 花火はなび fireworks
• 花見はなみ cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
• 花園はなぞの flower garden
• 花束はなたば bunch of flowers; bouquet
• 花粉かふん pollen
• 花嫁はなよめ bride
• 開花かいか flowering; blooming; blossoming
• 火花ひばな spark
• 花形はながた floral pattern; flourish; ornament
• 献花けんか flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
• 花びらはなびら petal

Characters sharing the phonetic 化

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “화”

Other hanja with radical 艸