华

華
Hua2
#412 most
frequent character
abbr. for China

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

华 has 化 huà as its sound part and 十 as an empty leftover from the older form 華. The old meaning was vegetation. It then grew to flower, bright or colorful, flourishing, civilized, and China.

华 as a component in other characters

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哗桦骅铧
picture2 characters
晔烨

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Same Characters, Different Readings

华Hua4
Mount Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi
华huā
flower, old variant of 花[hua1]
华huá
magnificent, splendid, flowery

Homophones

滑Hua2
surname Hua

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