# 華 flamboyant

(flowertop) + 垂 (drip, dangle)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE JERK PN
JERK: literally it means gorgeous flower, but in practice it means "flamboyant", and generally the only time you'll see it, it'll mean "Chinese Restaurant." Fuck this vague motherfucker.

## Onyomi

KA - same as the OTHER flower kanji |

## Mnemonic

| His showy sports-CAR had flowers dangling from the rearview mirror.

## Kunyomi

はな | in theory, it means flower, but in practice no one ever uses it that way. If you use it twice in a row: 華々しい、(はなばなしい),　it means gorgeous or flamboyant. . . so you can still see the roots of the flower (heh).. NUBI ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

豪華(ごうか) な | luxurious ★★★☆☆ 豪 (luxurious) + 華 (flamboyant) = 豪華 (luxurious) luxurious, in a good way
中華(ちゅうか) | Chinese ★☆☆☆☆ 中 (middle) + 華 (flamboyant) = 中華 (Chinese) Chinese (often seen on the signs of Chinese restaurants)

## Synonyms

flower 花 華
luxurious 豪華 贅沢