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Character Decomposition
花=艹+化
Etymology
A flower 艹 in bloom 化; 化 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
surname Hua
flower
blossom
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)
(coll.) lecherous
lustful
flower
blossom
also pr.
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Words with 花 1672 total
Idioms with 花 268 total
a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression百花齐放bǎi huā qí fànga hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956百花齐放，百家争鸣bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míngbroken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman败柳残花bài liǔ cán huāto write elegantly笔下生花bǐ xià shēng huālit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) · fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world闭月羞花bì yuè xiū huā(idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale遍地开花biàn dì kāi huā