What does 花 mean in Chinese?

花 (huā) means "flower; blossom; ,支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time)" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 2.

How do you pronounce 花?

花 is pronounced "huā" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 花?

花 is an HSK 2 word on the new HSK exam syllabus. It is HSK 3 on the old exam, HSK 2 on the new one.

What words contain the character 花?

Common words with 花 include 乱花 (to spend recklessly), 供花 (flower offering), 冰花 (ice crystal), 刨花 (wood shavings), 下花园 (Xiahua district of Zhangjiakou city 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 shi4], Hebei).

How do you write 花?

花 has 7 strokes. Its radical is 艹. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

花 (huā), flower

花

huā

flower; blossom; ,支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern

HSK 2 Was HSK 3classifierverb7 strokes

Character Breakdown

花 = 艹 + 化

Grass that transforms — a flower

Radical: 艹 (no. 140)Strokes: 7

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Definitions

(classifier, verb) flower
blossom
,支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)

Classifier: 朵 (duǒ), 支 (zhī), 束 (shù), 把 (bǎ), 盆 (pén), 簇 (cù)

Example Sentences

我喜欢花。

Wǒ xǐhuan huā

I like flowers

Words Containing 花

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
乱花	luàn huā	to spend recklessly
供花	gòng huā	flower offering
冰花	bīng huā	ice crystal
刨花	bào huā	wood shavings
下花园	Xià huā yuán	Xiahua district of Zhangjiakou city 張家口市\|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 shi4], Hebei

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花有重开日，人无再少年(huā yǒu chóng kāi rì , rén wú zài shào nián)· a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)

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英(yīng)· hero

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着花(zháo huā)· to blossom

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HSK levels

New HSK exam: HSK 2
HSK 2.0: HSK 3
HSK Lord study list: HSK 1 list

花: HSK 3 on the old exam, HSK 2 on the new one. See where your old level lands

New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.

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