華

Glyph origin

 * this was the original form of . In the bronze inscription form, the top part of the glyph resembles flowers of a plant, and the bottom part resembles its stalk and leaves. Also, with  functioning as the phonetic part. In the seal script,  was added as a semantic component.

華 and  were initially the same character, but they were erroneously split in  into two entries.

Definitions

 * 1) brilliance; magnificence
 * 2) (good) times; years; period
 * 3) young; youthful
 * 4) literary grace; talent for literature
 * 5) prestige; status; fame
 * 6) colourful; brilliant (especially of carvings and decorations)
 * 7) magnificent; gorgeous; resplendent
 * 8) delicious; tasty
 * 9) essence; quintessence
 * 10)  your; your honourable
 * 11)   land of illustrious clothing and grand ritual—China; Chinese culture
 * 12) luxuriant; flourishing; prosperous
 * 13) noble; influential; eminent
 * 14) grey (of hair)
 * 15) flashy; extravagant; showy; ostentatious; florid
 * 16) face powder
 * 17)  cover of a carriage
 * 18)  fruit (of a cucurbit plant)
 * 1)   land of illustrious clothing and grand ritual—China; Chinese culture
 * 2) luxuriant; flourishing; prosperous
 * 3) noble; influential; eminent
 * 4) grey (of hair)
 * 5) flashy; extravagant; showy; ostentatious; florid
 * 6) face powder
 * 7)  cover of a carriage
 * 8)  fruit (of a cucurbit plant)
 * 1) noble; influential; eminent
 * 2) grey (of hair)
 * 3) flashy; extravagant; showy; ostentatious; florid
 * 4) face powder
 * 5)  cover of a carriage
 * 6)  fruit (of a cucurbit plant)
 * 1)  cover of a carriage
 * 2)  fruit (of a cucurbit plant)
 * 1)  fruit (of a cucurbit plant)

Definitions

 * 1) to flower; to blossom
 * 2)  flower pulse; weak pulse
 * 3) to be dim-sighted; to be dazzled
 * 4) to dissect; to cut up
 * 1)  flower pulse; weak pulse
 * 2) to be dim-sighted; to be dazzled
 * 3) to dissect; to cut up
 * 1) to dissect; to cut up

Kanji

 * 1) flower
 * 2) flashiness
 * 3) brilliance, shine
 * 4) beauty, splendor
 * 5) fine, white powder
 * 6) China, Chinese
 * 7) sixty-one-year-old; kanreki

Readings
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From native roots:

Compounds

 * : rite of scattering flowers
 * : a female given name
 * : rite of scattering flowers
 * : a female given name
 * : rite of scattering flowers
 * : a female given name
 * : rite of scattering flowers
 * : a female given name
 * : rite of scattering flowers
 * : a female given name
 * : rite of scattering flowers
 * : a female given name
 * : rite of scattering flowers
 * : a female given name
 * : rite of scattering flowers
 * : a female given name
 * : rite of scattering flowers
 * : a female given name
 * : rite of scattering flowers
 * : a female given name
 * : a female given name
 * : a female given name
 * : a female given name
 * : a female given name
 * : a female given name
 * : a female given name
 * : a female given name
 * : a female given name

Etymology 1
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From.

Pronunciation

 * Some dictionaries apparently classify this reading as either ' or '.

Noun

 * 1) flashiness, showiness

Etymology 2
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From, from.

Hanja

 * 1) bright; colorful