花huā
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Shuowen
Flower. The radical 艹 (grass) atop combined with 化 (to transform) beneath depicts the blossoming transformation of plants; 化 also provides the phonetic sound. Together they capture how flowers emerge as the natural metamorphosis of vegetation.
Pinyin
huā· HSK 1