花瓶 huā píng — flower vase

Meanings

1. 1

   flower vase

   flower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)

   noun

Character breakdown

• 花

  huā (first tone, high and level)

  flower, blossom; patterned, multicoloured; to spend (money or time)

  7 strokes⿱艹化Radical 艸

Words containing 花

• 花huā (first tone, high and level)flower
• 花园/花園huā (first tone, high and level) yuán (second tone, rising)garden
• 花费/花費huā (first tone, high and level) fèi (fourth tone, falling)expense
• 棉花mián (second tone, rising) hua (neutral tone)cotton
• 花样/花樣huā (first tone, high and level) yàng (fourth tone, falling)pattern
• 鲜花/鮮花xiān (first tone, high and level) huā (first tone, high and level)flower
• 花生huā (first tone, high and level) shēng (first tone, high and level)peanut
• 烟花/煙花yān (first tone, high and level) huā (first tone, high and level)fireworks
• 火花huǒ (third tone, dipping) huā (first tone, high and level)spark
• 菊花jú (second tone, rising) huā (first tone, high and level)chrysanthemum
• 开花/開花kāi (first tone, high and level) huā (first tone, high and level)to bloom; to blossom; to flower
• 花瓣huā (first tone, high and level) bàn (fourth tone, falling)petal
• 花纹/花紋huā (first tone, high and level) wén (second tone, rising)decorative design
• 桃花táo (second tone, rising) huā (first tone, high and level)peach blossom
• 花卉huā (first tone, high and level) huì (fourth tone, falling)flowers and plants
• 零花钱/零花錢líng (second tone, rising) huā (first tone, high and level) qián (second tone, rising)pocket money
• 梅花méi (second tone, rising) huā (first tone, high and level)plum blossom