Home › Chinese › Glossary › flower
Chinese vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "flower" in Chinese?
花
huā
In Chinese, "flower" is 花.
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free Chinese learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
Say 'hwah'. This single syllable rises from mid to high pitch.
Writing and usage
This character has 7 strokes. The radical represents plants or flowers. It appears in many plant-related words.
Example sentence
花园里有很多美丽的花。
There are many beautiful flowers in the garden.
Test your Chinese knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember 花
The character 花 combines plant elements and is used for all flowers in Chinese, making it the universal flower character.
Related words
- carp 鲤鱼 lǐ yú
- chick 小鸡 xiǎo jī
- crow 乌鸦 wū yā
- frog 青蛙 qīng wā
- goose 鹅 é
- lead 铅 qiān
- mud 泥 ní
- pigeon 鸽子 gē zi
- turkey 火鸡 huǒ jī
Browse all Chinese words in the glossary.
Questions about 花
How do you say "flower" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "flower" is 花. It is a noun.
How is 花 written in Chinese?
This character has 7 strokes. The radical represents plants or flowers. It appears in many plant-related words.
How is 花 used in a sentence?
Use 花 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 花园里有很多美丽的花。 (There are many beautiful flowers in the garden.).
Where can I practice Chinese words for free?
You can play free Chinese minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the Chinese glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"Flower" in other languages
Curated by Callan Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Chinese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town