花 蘤 huā variant of 花[hua1] / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3] syn 家长 家長 jiā zhǎng head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child syn 玫瑰 méi guī rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵[ke1]) / rose flower (CL:朵[duo3]) 部长 部長 bù zhǎng head of a (government etc) department / section chief / section head / secretary / minister / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 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 光头 光頭 guāng tóu shaven head / bald head / to go bareheaded / hatless syn 秃头 禿頭 tū tóu to bare one's head / to be bareheaded / to go bald / bald head / bald person 花朵 huā duǒ flower 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 一头 一頭 yī tóu one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously 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 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 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 昂首 áng shǒu head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse) 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 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 剃度 tì dù to take the tonsure / to shave the head / tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk) syn 庭园 庭園 tíng yuán flower garden syn 水头 水頭 shuǐ tóu hydraulic head / total head syn 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 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 花苞 huā bāo flower bud syn 头面 頭面 tóu miàn head ornament (in former times) / (literary) head / face / looks syn 花展 huā zhǎn flower show 上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) syn 头大 頭大 tóu dà to have a big head / (fig.) to get a headache / one's head is swimming 牛头 牛頭 niú tóu ox head / ox-head shaped wine vessel 抱头 抱頭 bào tóu to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection) 盆花 pén huā potted flower 花序 huā xù inflorescence / flower cluster syn 黄花菜 黃花菜 huáng huā cài citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni) / golden needles (its edible flower) syn 国花 國花 guó huā national flower (emblem, e.g. peony 牡丹[mu3 dan1] in China) syn 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 雄蕊 xióng ruǐ stamen (male part of flower) 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 雌花 cí huā female flower 花梗 huā gěng stem of flower syn 顶 頂 dǐng apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc 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 风信子 風信子 fēng xìn zǐ hyacinth (flower) 苞 bāo bud / flower calyx / luxuriant / profuse syn 花童 huā tóng page boy / flower girl (at a wedding) 菁 jīng leek flower / lush / luxuriant 花柱 huā zhù style (female organ of flower) 残花败柳 殘花敗柳 cán huā bài liǔ broken flower, withered willow (idiom) / fig. fallen woman 鸡冠花 雞冠花 jī guān huā cockscomb flower / Celosia cristata 花托 huā tuō receptacle (base of flower) 葩 pā corolla of flower syn 钿 鈿 diàn to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower 鬘 mán (of woman's hair) beautiful / flower garland worn as an ornament 长 長 zhǎng chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 头发 頭髮 tóu fa hair (on the head) syn 脑袋 腦袋 nǎo dài head / skull / brains / mental capability / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] syn 回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by syn 主任 zhǔ rèn director / head / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook) / to angle / (fig.) to entrap / (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing syn 头部 頭部 tóu bù head syn 浑身 渾身 hún shēn all over / from head to foot syn 走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 元首 yuán shǒu head of state syn 首领 首領 shǒu lǐng head / boss / chief syn 掉头 掉頭 diào tóu to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about syn 猪头 豬頭 zhū tóu pig head / (coll.) fool / jerk 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc syn 院长 院長 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / university president / college dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4] 总监 總監 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration syn 低头 低頭 dī tóu to bow the head / to yield / to give in syn 头头 頭頭 tóu tóu head / chief syn 首饰 首飾 shǒu shì jewelry / head ornament syn 摇头 搖頭 yáo tóu to shake one's head syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 人头 人頭 rén tóu person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account) syn 头顶 頭頂 tóu dǐng top of the head syn 脑筋 腦筋 nǎo jīn brains / mind / head / way of thinking syn 头巾 頭巾 tóu jīn cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban syn 低下 dī xià low status / lowly / to lower (one's head) syn 头颅 頭顱 tóu lú head / skull syn 