花

huā
HSK 3
#410 most
frequent character
to spend (money, time), flower
verb
noun
Measure words:朵 duǒ,支 zhī,束 shù,把 bǎ,盆 pén,簇 cù

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

花 pairs 艹 vegetation with 化 huà, which marks the sound. It first meant flower, then a floral shape, decorative or colorful, and blurry. The sense to spend was borrowed only for its sound.

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Example Sentences

我今天花了很多时间在学习。
wǒ jīntiān huāle hěnduō shíjiān zài xuéxí 。
I spent a lot of time studying today.
她喜欢在花园里种花。
tā xǐhuān zài huāyuán lǐ zhònghuā 。
She likes to plant flowers in the garden.
他花了很多钱买书。
tā huāle hěnduō qián mǎi shū 。
He spent a lot of money to buy books.

Words with similar meanings

花费huāfèi
to spend
More formal term for spending money or resources.
消耗xiāohào
to consume
Can imply a broader meaning of using up resources, not just money.

Words Starting With 花

花园huā yuán
"garden
花生huā shēng
peanut; groundnut

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Plants
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Landforms, habitats, ecological topics, and environmental issues.