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中華 China;
中華民國 the Republic of China.
(2) Glory, halo, diffuse light: 光華，榮華 glory;
月華 diffused moonlight.
(3) The course of time, esp. prime of youth: 年華逝水 time passes like water;
芳華虛度 youth vainly passes away;
韶華 the prime of youth.
(4) Essence: 精華 the cream (of writing), the best passages or pieces.
(5) (*[hua4]) A surname.
華英辭典 Chinese-English dictionary;
華洋 Chinese and foreign;
華冑，華裔 (LL) Chinese descent;
華族 Chinese race;
華籍 Chinese citizenship;
華商 Chinese merchant;
華僑 [hua2qiao2]↓.
(2) Flowery, resplendent, decorative, bedecked: 華美，華麗，華貴 [hua2mei3], [hua2li4], [hua2gui4]↓;
華服，華屋 beautiful dress, house;
華構 beautiful structure;
豪華 rich, resplendent, gorgeous;
奢華 luxurious;
繁華 prosperous, gay (city life).
(3) Used in compliments, illustrious: 華誕，華壽，see [hua2dan4], [hua2shou4]↓;
華譽 illustrious fame.
(4) Empty, showy: 華而不實 showy and not substantial;
華言巧語 flowery words;
浮華 superficial.
(5) (LL) greyish: 華髮 greyish hair;
華首，華顛 a hoary head.
2.華僑 [hua2qiao2], n., overseas Chinese, Chinese abroad: 華僑子弟 children of Chinese abroad.
3.華誕 [hua2dan4], (1) n., (court.) birthday; (2) adj., superficial and unreliable.
4.華蓋 [hua2gai4], n., parasol or shade over cart or bier.
5.華貴 [hua2gui4], adj., stylish (dress).
6.華翰 [hua2han4], n., (court.) your letter.
7.華札 [hua2zha2], n., ditto.
8.華麗 [hua2li4], adj., gorgeous, resplendent.
9.華美 [hua2mei3], adj., beautiful.
10.華年 [hua2nian2], n., youth.
11.華沙 [hua2sha1], n., Warsaw.
12.華山 [hua2shan1], n., the Huah Mountain in Shensi.
13.華盛頓 [hua2sheng4dun4], n., Washington.
14.華壽 [hua2shou4], n., (court.) birthday.
15.華飾 [hua2shi4], n. & adj., decorative, decorated, -tion.
16.華氏表 [hua2shi4biao3], n., Fahrenheit thermometer.
17.華胥 [hua1xU1], n., (allu.) land of dreams.
18.華簪 [hua2zan1], adj., as in 華簪之家 nobleman's family.
19.華宗 [hua2zong1], n., (court.) of the same clan.
20.華族 [hua2zu2], n., & adj., (of) Chinese race.
21.華耀 [hua2yao4], adj., glorious.
22.華腴 [hua2yU2], adj., soft living.