花 蘤 huā variant of 花[hua1] / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3] syn 玫瑰 méi guī rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵[ke1]) / rose flower (CL:朵[duo3]) 华 華 huā old variant of 花[hua1] / flower syn 英 yīng hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom syn 鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower / fresh flowers / CL:朵[duo3] 花瓶 huā píng flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) syn 花朵 huā duǒ flower syn 篱笆 籬笆 lí ba fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings) syn 板子 bǎn zi board / plank / bamboo or birch for corporal punishment syn 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 竹子 zhú zi bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] syn 花店 huā diàn flower shop 莲花 蓮花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily syn 菊花 jú huā chrysanthemum / (TCM) chrysanthemum flower / (slang) anus syn 盛开 盛開 shèng kāi blooming / in full flower syn 华而不实 華而不實 huá ér bù shí flower but no fruit (idiom) / handsome exterior but hollow inside / flashy syn 笛子 dí zi bamboo flute / CL:管[guan3] syn 迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved syn 花心 huā xīn fickle in love / unfaithful / heart of a flower (pistil and stamen) 花盆 huā pén flower pot 插花 chā huā flower arranging / ikebana syn 花蕾 huā lěi bud / flower bud syn 竿子 gān zi bamboo pole / CL:根[gen1],個|个[ge4] syn 竹竿 zhú gān bamboo / bamboo pole 纷飞 紛飛 fēn fēi to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc) / to flutter about 合拢 合攏 hé lǒng to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc) / to bring together / (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings) syn 竹筒 zhú tǒng bamboo tube / bamboo pipe 竹林 zhú lín bamboo forest 回笼 回籠 huí lóng to steam again / to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer / to withdraw currency from circulation syn 飘舞 飄舞 piāo wǔ to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc) syn 花会 花會 huā huì flower fair or festival 纸花 紙花 zhǐ huā paper flower 香花 xiāng huā fragrant flower / fig. beneficial (of artworks etc) syn 蓓蕾 bèi lěi flower bud / young flower still tightly rolled up syn 毛竹 máo zhú moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc syn 罄竹难书 罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted / innumerable crimes (idiom) / see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qing4 bi3 nan2 shu1] syn 竹笋 竹筍 zhú sǔn bamboo shoot syn 桔梗 jié gěng Chinese bellflower / balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) 走马观花 走馬觀花 zǒu mǎ guān huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information 庭园 庭園 tíng yuán flower garden syn 竹马 竹馬 zhú mǎ bamboo stick used as a toy horse 花农 花農 huā nóng flower grower 凤仙花 鳳仙花 fèng xiān huā balsam / Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina) / touch-me-not / busy Lizzie syn 雨后春笋 雨後春筍 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession syn 奇葩 qí pā exotic flower / (fig.) marvel / prodigy / (slang) weirdo / outlandish 白莲 白蓮 bái lián white lotus (flower) / White Lotus society / same as 白蓮教|白莲教 斗笠 dǒu lì conical bamboo hat syn 糖葫芦 糖葫蘆 táng hú lu sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer / tanghulu syn 冬笋 冬筍 dōng sǔn winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil) syn 竹签 竹簽 zhú qiān bamboo skewer / bamboo slip used in divination or gambling syn 花苞 huā bāo flower bud syn 簸箕 bò jī wicker or bamboo winnowing basket / dustpan syn 花展 huā zhǎn flower show 斑竹 bān zhú mottled bamboo syn 紫竹 zǐ zhú black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) syn 竹木 zhú mù bamboo and wood 盆花 pén huā potted flower 花序 huā xù inflorescence / flower cluster syn 竹简 竹簡 zhú jiǎn bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times) 竹节 竹節 zhú jié bamboo joint 黄花菜 黃花菜 huáng huā cài citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni) / golden needles (its edible flower) syn 凉席 涼席 liáng xí summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo) / CL:張|张[zhang1],領|领[ling3] syn 国花 國花 guó huā national flower (emblem, e.g. peony 牡丹[mu3 dan1] in China) syn 胡琴 hú qin huqin / family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring 八音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music 华严经 華嚴經 huá yán jīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra 花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub 花头 花頭 huā tóu flower head syn 茭白 jiāo bái Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot syn 春笋 春筍 chūn sǔn springtime bamboo shoots / fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate syn 竹排 zhú pái bamboo raft 铁幕 鐵幕 tiě mù Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.) 凤尾竹 鳳尾竹 fèng wěi zhú fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening 雄蕊 xióng ruǐ stamen (male part of flower) 管窥 管窺 guǎn kuī to look at sth through a bamboo tube / to have a restricted view syn 花台 花臺 huā tái flower bed / flower terrace / flower stand 花被 huā bèi perianth (common term for calyx and corolla) / border and protecting envelope of a flower 竹荪 竹蓀 zhú sūn bamboo fungus / veiled lady mushroom (Phallus indusiatus) 雌花 cí huā female flower 花梗 huā gěng stem of flower syn 签 籤 qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc) / small wood sliver / label / tag syn 篇 piān sheet / piece of writing / bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) / classifier for written items: chapter, article syn 简 簡 jiǎn simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old) syn 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 盆 pén basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 柄 bǐng handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / sth that affords an advantage to an opponent / classifier for knives or blades syn 笼 籠 lóng enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc / cage / basket / steamer basket syn 蒸 zhēng to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old) syn 竹 zhú bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118 / "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118) syn 笠 lì bamboo rain hat syn 篾 miè the outer layer of a stalk of bamboo (or reed or sorghum) / a thin bamboo strip 栈 棧 zhàn a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle / wood or bamboo trestlework / a warehouse / (computing) stack syn 风信子 風信子 fēng xìn zǐ hyacinth (flower) 苞 bāo bud / flower calyx / luxuriant / profuse syn 笙 shēng sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes syn 箔 bó plaited matting (of rushes, bamboo etc) / silkworm basket / metal foil / foil paper syn 花童 huā tóng page boy / flower girl (at a wedding) 笋 筍 sǔn bamboo shoot 箐 qìng to draw a bamboo bow or crossbow 