Chinese Word Entry

Simplified Chinese form:

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˊ
Mandarin (Pinyin): huá
Cantonese (Jyutping): ['waa4']
Definitions:
  1. magnificent

  2. splendid

  3. flowery


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Chinese characters used in this word

splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous, flowery, illustrious, Chinese
Readings
Mandarin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ (huá), ㄏㄨㄚˋ (huà), ㄏㄨㄚ (huā), ㄎㄨㄚ (kuā)
Cantonese: waa4
Japanese: カ (ka)、 ケ (ke) / はな (hana)、 はなやか (hanayaka)
Korean: 화 (hwa)
Vietnamese: hoa, hóa
Variants
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