华

huá

abbr. for China

magnificent; splendid; flowery

fullness (十) + sound huá (化) = magnificent, China

十 may evoke abundance or fullness, grounding the sense of splendor. 化 mainly contributes the sound huá rather than its meaning of transformation.

化+十→华
化To transformPhonetic
十TenSemantic

这座楼的装饰非常华丽。

zhè zuò lóu de zhuāng shì fēi cháng huá lì 。

The decoration of this building is extremely magnificent.

他是一位在海外工作的华人。

tā shì yí wèi zài hǎi wài gōng zuò de huá rén 。

He is a Chinese person working overseas.

Words with 华

华南虎

huá nán hǔ

South China Tiger

华威

huá wēi

Warwick (name)

华龙

huà lóng

see 華龍區|华龙区[Hua4 long2 Qu1]

华山

huà shān

Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]

霍华德

huò huá dé

(name) Howard

才华

cái huá

talent

华盛顿

huá shèng dùn

Washington (name)

华特

huá tè

Walt (name)

新华书店

xīn huá shū diàn

Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain

中华

zhōng huá

used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1 hua2 Min2 guo2]

华佗

huà tuó

Hua Tuo (c. 145–208), physician of the Eastern Han dynasty

华中

huá zhōng

central China

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