Flower

#hua1 or huā simply means "flower". This Chinese character has 2 component. The upper part is (cao3, "grass") appearing on top of many characters related to flowers and plants. The lower part (hua4, "to change; to transform") appearing here to make the sound of this word. Many times, the pronunciation of Chinese words can be derived from one of its components. To be exact, at least one part of its components will hint the meaning, while one of the other components will hint the pronunciation.
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