Usage of the character 華

Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺／龙华寺 ( Lónghuá Sì) in Shanghai and Longhua District 龍華區／龙华区 ( Lónghuá Qū) of Shenzhen, Guangdong

Huáng Huá

黄华

[黃華]

Huang Hua (1913-2010), PRC foreign minister (1976-1982) and vice premier (1980-1982)

Huáshuò

华硕

[華碩]

Asus (computer manufacturer)

lái Huá

来华

[來華]

to come to China

fānghuá

芳华

[芳華]

young years
youth

Qīnghuá

清华

[清華]

abbr. for 清華大學／清华大学 ( Qīnghuá Dàxué)

jīnghuá

精华

[精華]

best feature
most important part of an object
quintessence
essence
soul

Xīnhuá

新华

[新華]

Xinhua (New China), the name of various businesses, products and organizations, notably the Xinhua News Agency 新華社／新华社 ( Xīnhuáshè)

Yīng Huá

英华

[英華]

English-Chinese

Huáqiáo

华侨

[華僑]

overseas Chinese
(in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality
CL:個／个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng)

huálǐ

华里

[華里]

li (Chinese unit of distance)

huámí

华靡

[華靡]

luxurious
opulent

huázú

华族

[華族]

noble family
of Chinese ancestry

Huáshā

华沙

[華沙]

Warsaw, capital of Poland

fánhuá

繁华

[繁華]

flourishing
bustling

shēnghuá

升华

[升華]

to sublimate
sublimation (physics)
to raise to a higher level
to refine
promotion

Nánhuá

南华

[南華]

South China
Nanhua County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州／楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Yánhuá

研华

[研華]

Advantech, technology company

Zhāng Huá

张华

[張華]

Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician
Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank
other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

qīn Huá

侵华

[侵華]

to invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan)

Huábù

华埠

[華埠]

Chinatown
also called 唐人街 ( Tángrénjiē)

Wòtàihuá

渥太华

[渥太華]

Ottawa, capital of Canada

Yùhuá Qū

裕华区

[裕華區]

Yuhua District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市／石家庄市 ( Shíjiāzhuāng Shì), Hebei

huádání

华达呢

[華達呢]

gabardine (loanword)

Xīnhuáshè

新华社

[新華社]

Xinhua News Agency, founded in 1931 as the press outlet of the Chinese Communist Party

Jiāluóhuá

伽罗华

[伽羅華]

Évariste Galois (1811-1832), French mathematician

Aì'àohuá

爱奥华

[愛奧華]

Iowa, US state

Huà Guófēng

华国锋

[華國鋒]

Hua Guofeng (1921-2008), CCP Chairman 1976-1981

Huà Luógēng

华罗庚

[華羅庚]

Hua Luogeng (1910-1985), Chinese number theorist

Rén Dáhuá

任达华

[任達華]

Simon Yam Tat-Wah (1955-), Hong Kong actor and film producer

Huáchíxiàn

华池县

[華池縣]

Huachi county in Qingyang 慶陽／庆阳 ( Qìngyáng), Gansu

Jīnhuáshì

金华市

[金華市]

Jinhua prefecture-level city in Zhejiang

Huáróngqū

华容区

[華容區]

Huarong district of Ezhou city 鄂州市 ( Ezhōushì), Hubei

Huòhuádé

霍华德

[霍華德]

Howard (name)

Huáqiáo Bào

华侨报

[華僑報]

Va Kio Daily

Nánhuá Xiàn

南华县

[南華縣]

Nanhua County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州／楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Zhōu Huájiàn

周华健

[周華健]

Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor

Jiànhuáqū

建华区

[建華區]

Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Huáyánjīng

华严经

[華嚴經]

Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school
also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra

Dǒng Jiànhuá

董建华

[董建華]

Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005

huáfǎlín

华法林

[華法林]

warfarin (loanword)

Mùhuálí

木华黎

[木華黎]

Muqali or Mukhali (1170-1223), military commander under Genghis Khan 成吉思汗 ( Chéngjísīhán)

Jiānghuáxiàn

江华县

[江華縣]

Jianghua Yaozu autonomous county in Yongzhou 永州 ( Yǒngzhōu), Hunan

Huánánhǔ

华南虎

[華南虎]

South China Tiger

huá'ěrzī

华尔兹

[華爾茲]

waltz (dance) (loanword)

Shūběnhuá

叔本华

[叔本華]

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German post-Kantian philosopher

Huòhuádé

霍华得

[霍華得]

Howard (name)

Huáróngxiàn

华容县

[華容縣]

Huarong county in Yueyang 岳陽／岳阳 ( Yuèyáng), Hunan

Tèlāhuá

特拉华

[特拉華]

Delaware, US state

Huáxī Cūn

华西村

[華西村]

Huaxi Village in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省／江苏省 ( Jiāngsū Shěng)

Wǔhuáqū

五华区

[五華區]

Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市 ( Kūnmíngshì), Yunnan

Huáníngxiàn

华宁县

[華寧縣]

Huaning county in Yuxi 玉溪 ( Yùxī), Yunnan

Yēhéhuá

耶和华

[耶和華]

Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH)
compare Yahweh 雅威 ( Yǎwēi) and God 上帝 ( Shàngdì)

Huá Shāng Bào

华商报

[華商報]

China Business News (newspaper)

jiāniánhuá

嘉年华

[嘉年華]

carnival (loanword)

Huálínbù

华林部

[華林部]

Hualinbu, Ming dynasty theatrical troupe in Nanjing

Aìdéhuá

爱德华

[愛德華]

Edward
Édouard (name)

Huáshìdù

华氏度

[華氏度]

degrees Fahrenheit

Huáyīn Shì

华阴市

[華陰市]

Huayin, county-level city in Weinan 渭南 ( Wèinán), Shaanxi

Lónghuáqū

龙华区

[龍華區]

Longhua District of various cities including Shenzhen, Guangdong and Haikou, Hainan

shíhuīhuá

石灰华

[石灰華]

travertine (geology)
tufa (a type of banded marble)

Chén Tiānhuà

陈天华

[陳天華]

Chen Tianhua (1875-1905), anti-Qing revolutionary from Hunan, drowned himself in Japan in 1905

Qiáo Guànhuá

乔冠华

[喬冠華]

Qiao Guanhua (1913-1973), PRC politician and diplomat

Liú Tiānhuá

刘天华

[劉天華]

Liu Tianhua (1895-1932), Chinese musician and composer

Huáyánzōng

华严宗

[華嚴宗]

Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra)

Kēdìhuá

柯棣华

[柯棣華]

Dwarkanath Kotnis (1910-1942), one of five Indian doctors sent to China to provide medical assistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War

Huáběilóng

华北龙

[華北龍]

Huabeisaurus (Huabeisaurus allocotus)

Huáshèngdùn

华盛顿

[華盛頓]

Washington (name)
George Washington (1732-1799), first US president
Washington, US State
Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)

Wǔhuáxiàn

五华县

[五華縣]

Wuhua county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

Fǎhuájīng

法华经

[法華經]

The Lotus Sutra

Huáróng Dào

华容道

[華容道]

Huarong Road (traditional puzzle involving sliding wooden blocks, loosely based on an episode in Three Kingdoms 三國演義／三国演义 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì))

Ahuátián

阿华田

[阿華田]

Ovaltine (brand)

Huáyíngshì

华蓥市

[華鎣市]

Huaying, county-level city in Guang'an 廣安／广安 ( Guǎng'ān), Sichuan

Nèihuádá

内华达

[內華達]

Nevada, US state

háohuáxíng

豪华型

[豪華型]

deluxe model

Huá'ěr Jiē

华尔街

[華爾街]

Wall Street, New York
by extension, American big business

Huá Shī Dà

华师大

[華師大]

East China Normal University (abbr. for 華東師範大學／华东师范大学 ( Huádōng Shīfàn Dàxué))

Dà Zhōnghuá

大中华

[大中華]

Greater China
refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics)
refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas

Huátíngxiàn

华亭县

[華亭縣]

Huating county in Pingliang 平涼／平凉 ( Píngliáng), Gansu

Cáo Jìnghuá

曹靖华

[曹靖華]

Cao Jinghua (1897-1987), translator from Russian, professor of Peking University and essayist

Wànhuá Qū

万华区

[萬華區]

Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan

Chénghuáqū

成华区

[成華區]

Chenghua district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan

Aìhéhuá

爱荷华

[愛荷華]

Iowa, US state (Tw)

Huáxīnghuì

华兴会

[華興會]

anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in Changsha by 黃興／黄兴 ( Huáng Xīng) in 1904, a precursor of Sun Yat-sen's Alliance for Democracy 同盟會／同盟会 ( Tóngménghuì) and of the Guomindang

Huàlóngqū

华龙区

[華龍區]

Hualong district of Puyang city 濮陽市／濮阳市 ( Púyángshì), Henan

Huá'ānxiàn

华安县

[華安縣]

Hua'an county in Zhangzhou 漳州 ( Zhāngzhōu), Fujian

Liú Déhuá

刘德华

[劉德華]

Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor

Xīnhuá Qū

新华区

[新華區]

Xinhua District
Xinhua District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市／石家庄市 ( Shíjiāzhuāng Shì), Hebei
Xinhua District of Cangzhou City 滄州市／沧州市 ( Cāngzhōu Shì), Hebei

Huápíngxiàn

华坪县

[華坪縣]

Huaping county in Lijiang 麗江／丽江 ( Lìjiāng), Yunnan

Lùhuánóng

露华浓

[露華濃]

Revlon (American brand of cosmetics)

Xīhuáxiàn

西华县

[西華縣]

Xihua county in Zhoukou 周口 ( Zhōukǒu), Henan

Jiǔhuá Shān

九华山

[九華山]

Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains

Wēngēhuá

温哥华

[溫哥華]

Vancouver (city in Canada)

Xīnhuá Wǎng

新华网

[新華網]

Xinhua News Network

Huáwēi Dàxué

华威大学

[華威大學]

University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

yǐhuázhìhuá

以华制华

[以華制華]

use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy)

pǔshíwúhuá

朴实无华

[樸實無華]

(idiom) simple; plain; unadorned

dòukòuniánhuá

豆蔻年华

[豆蔻年華]

(of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence

Zhōnghuápānquè

中华攀雀

[中華攀雀]

(bird species of China) Chinese penduline tit (Remiz consobrinus)

huāyàngniánhuá

花样年华

[花樣年華]

full bloom of youth

Huáxīliǔyīng

华西柳莺

[華西柳鶯]

(bird species of China) alpine leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis)

Aìdéhuá Dǎo

爱德华岛

[愛德華島]

Prince Edward Island, province of Canada

Huáběi Píngyuán

华北平原

[華北平原]

North China Plain

huáwūqiūxū

华屋丘墟

[華屋丘墟]

magnificent building reduced to a mound of rubble (idiom); fig. all one's plans in ruins

huádēngchūshàng

华灯初上

[華燈初上]

early evening when lanterns are first lit

Huázīhuásī

华兹华斯

[華茲華斯]

surname Wordsworth
William Wordsworth (1770-1850), English romantic poet

Zhōnghuá Zìhǎi

中华字海

[中華字海]

Zhonghua Zihai, the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionary with 85,568 entries, compiled in 1994

cáihuáhéngyì

才华横溢

[才華橫溢]

brimming over with talent (esp. literary)
brilliant

Xīnhuá Rìbào

新华日报

[新華日報]

Xinhua Daily newspaper

Wényuàn Yīnghuá

文苑英华

[文苑英華]

Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉 ( Lǐ Fǎng), Xu Xuan 徐鉉／徐铉 ( Xú Xuàn), Song Bai 宋白 ( Sòng Bái) and Su Yijian 蘇易簡／苏易简 ( Sū Yìjiǎn), 1000 scrolls

Qīnghuá Dàxué

清华大学

[清華大學]