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Kanji Detail for 華 - "flower, splendid, gorgeous"
華
- Meaning
華 means "flower, splendid, gorgeous."
Flower - General term for flowers of plants.
To bloom - To blossom; to flower.
Splendid - Beautiful; flourishing; magnificent.
Color - Hue; coloring.
White - White hair.
China - China's self-designation.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
splendor; flower; petal; shine; luster; ostentatious; showy; gay; gorgeous
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
flowery; illustrious; Chinese
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
abbr. for China
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
flowery; illustrious; Chinese
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The name of our country. Our country was anciently called 華夏. Now called the People's Republic of China (中華人民共和國). | Flowers blooming is called 華. Such as in the Monthly Ordinances "Peach trees begin to flower." This is the meaning. Therefore outstanding things are called 華. Such as 光華 (radiance), 榮華 (glory). External decoration is also called 華. Such as 華麗 (magnificent), 華美 (splendid). Also extravagance is called 奢華. Powder cosmetics are called 鉛華. A vermilion gate is called 華屋 (magnificent house). All have this meaning. 華 has the meaning of pursuing externals without valuing substance. Such as 浮華 (superficial), 繁華 (prosperous), 悃愊無華 (sincere without pretense), 踵事增華 (adding flourishes to precedents). All have this meaning. | Pure and beautiful. The finest of things is called 精華 (essence). Also called 菁華. Therefore pure and beautiful literary composition is called 含英咀華 (holding and chewing flowers). | Beautiful reputation is called 華. Such as 才華 (talent), 聲華 (fame). | The meaning of brilliance. Such as referring to spring light as 韶華 (splendid time). Seasonal scenes are called 物華 (beautiful things), 歲華 (beautiful season). Referring to someone's youth as 年華 (youthful years). Also, prosperous places are called 華. Such as calling the capital 京華 (capital splendor). | White hair is called 華髮. Like the colloquial saying "gray and white." | A mountain name. The Western Peak is called Mount Hua. Located in present-day Huayin County, Shaanxi. Originally written as 華. - Interchangeable with 花. In the classics, the character 花 is often written as 華.
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Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
その代り私は薄い板で造った足の畳み込める華奢な食卓を奥さんに寄附しました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
渡辺華山は邯鄲という画を描くために、死期を一週間繰り延べたという話をつい先達て聞きました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
その代り私は薄い板で造った足の畳み込める華奢な食卓を奥さんに寄附しました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
渡辺華山は邯鄲という画を描くために、死期を一週間繰り延べたという話をつい先達て聞きました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha