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 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 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 双簧管 雙簧管 shuāng huáng guǎn double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon) 纷飞 紛飛 fēn fēi to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc) / to flutter about 芦苇 蘆葦 lú wěi reed syn 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 双簧 雙簧 shuāng huáng a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon) 簧片 huáng piàn reed (music) 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 庭园 庭園 tíng yuán flower garden 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 花展 huā zhǎn flower show 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 葫芦丝 葫蘆絲 hú lú sī hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument) 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 芦笙 蘆笙 lú shēng reed-pipe wind instrument 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 巴乌 巴烏 bā wū bawu, a free reed wind instrument shaped like a flute and played transversally, associated particularly with minority cultures of Yunnan 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 苇 葦 wěi reed / rush / Phragmites communis syn 篾 miè the outer layer of a stalk of bamboo (or reed or sorghum) / a thin bamboo strip 风信子 風信子 fēng xìn zǐ hyacinth (flower) 芦 蘆 lú rush / reed / Phragmites communis syn 苞 bāo bud / flower calyx / luxuriant / profuse syn 笙 shēng sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes syn 花童 huā tóng page boy / flower girl (at a wedding) 巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue syn 簧 huáng reed (of a music instrument) / spring / coil syn 菁 jīng leek flower / lush / luxuriant 荻 dí Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed) / used in Japanese names with phonetic value Ogi 花柱 huā zhù style (female organ of flower) 笳 jiā whistle made of reed 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 芦根 蘆根 lú gēn reed rhizome (used in TCM) 花托 huā tuō receptacle (base of flower) 芦席 蘆席 lú xí reed mat syn 竽 yú free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China 葩 pā corolla of flower syn 钿 鈿 diàn to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower 苕 tiáo reed grass / Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) (old) 葭 jiā reed / Phragmites communis syn 萑 huán a kind of reed 鬘 mán (of woman's hair) beautiful / flower garland worn as an ornament 蒹 jiān reed 箦 簀 zé reed mat 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite syn 西番莲 西番蓮 xī fān lián passion flower syn 花骨朵 huā gǔ duo (coll.) flower bud syn 薾 ěr luxuriant growth of flower 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom) / surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy) 孤芳自赏 孤芳自賞 gū fāng zì shǎng lone flower admiring itself (idiom) / narcissism / self-love syn 败柳残花 敗柳殘花 bài liǔ cán huā broken flower, withered willow (idiom) / fig. fallen woman 槛花笼鹤 檻花籠鶴 jiàn huā lóng hè a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom) / prisoner 羯鼓催花 jié gǔ cuī huā drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom 花容月貌 huā róng yuè mào lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) beautiful 走马看花 走馬看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information syn 风花雪月 風花雪月 fēng huā xuě yuè wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom) / effete language without substance / love affair / romance is in the air / dissipated life 击鼓传花 擊鼓傳花 jī gǔ chuán huā beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc) 苇箔 葦箔 wěi bó reed matting / reed screen 唐花 táng huā hothouse flower (i.e. flower grown in a greenhouse) syn 吹竽手 chuī yú shǒu player of the yu 竽[yu2] (free reed wind instrument) 排笙 pái shēng reed-pipe wind instrument with a keyboard 笙箫 笙簫 shēng xiāo reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute 