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花 is the simple way to write “flower” in Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean.
It can also mean blossoms or can refer to a fancy or assorted pattern.
Note: In some contexts, it can mean “spend money.” However, as a single character, it will be read as a flower.
This has the meaning of Xochitl (flower) in Spanish, so if your name is Xochitl, I suggest this character to represent your name.
More random information about this character:
花 is the Korean surname spelled as “Hwa” before the Korean Romanization reformation of 2000-2001.
It's also a somewhat common given name in China (for females).
花 is a borrowed word from Chinese, so it sounds similar in Chinese and Korean.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Hana | 漢娜 汉娜 | hàn nà / han4 na4 / han na / hanna | ||
Hana | ハナ | hana | ||
Ichigo No Hana Strawberry Flower | 苺の花 | ichigo no hana ichigonohana | ||
Flower | 花 | hana | huā / hua1 / hua | |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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