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Pronunciation family

Chinese characters for “hua”

19 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

huā

花

huā

flower, blossom

7 strokes · HSK 2.0 L3

哗

huā

uproar, tumult, hubbub

9 strokes

嘩

huā

uproar, tumult, hubbub

14 strokes

Second tone

huá

滑

huá

to slip, to slide

12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5

flowery

an excellent horse

flowery

spade, shovel, plowshare

11 strokes

猾

huá

crafty, cunning, shrewd

an excellent horse

Fourth tone

huà

talk, speech

picture, painting, drawing

8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L2

化

huà

to change, to convert, to reform

4 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5

划

huà

to row or paddle a boat

6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5

a type of birch tree

picture, painting, drawing

talk, speech

to row or paddle a boat

a type of birch tree

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Words using this pronunciation family

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打电话dǎdiànhuà

to make a telephone call

telephone

to speak

flower

flower

to draw

surname Hua

Chinese character

to talk

Chinese characters for “hua”

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