华 huá
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
华丽
huálì
gorgeous; ornate; splendid
Characters in this word
丽 lì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这座剧院的外观极其华丽，却掩盖不了内部运营效率低下的问题。 Zhè zuò jùyuàn de wàiguān jíqí huálì, què yǎngài bùliǎo nèibù yùnyíng xiàolǜ dīxià de wèntí. The theatre's exterior is extremely ornate, but it cannot conceal the problem of poor internal operating efficiency.
- 她穿着一条华丽的长裙参加晚会。 Tā chuān zhe yì tiáo huálì de cháng qún cānjiā wǎnhuì. She wore a gorgeous long dress to the evening party.
- 宫殿里挂着华丽的水晶灯，十分耀眼。 Gōngdiàn lǐ guà zhe huálì de shuǐjīngdēng, shífēn yàoyǎn. A splendid crystal chandelier hangs in the palace, dazzling to see.
Related words
- 华人 huárén ethnic Chinese person
- 中华民族 Zhōnghuámínzú the Chinese nation
- 华语 huáyǔ Chinese language
- 才华 cáihuá talent
- 繁华 fánhuá prosperous; bustling
- 豪华 háohuá luxurious; splendid
- 华侨 huáqiáo overseas Chinese
- 华裔 huáyì of Chinese descent; ethnic Chinese
- 嘉年华 jiāniánhuá carnival
- 精华 jīnghuá essence; best part
- 升华 shēnghuá to sublimate; to elevate
- 美丽 měilì beautiful