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The character for "flower" or "blossom", 花, has a layered history connected to an earlier character from which it is derived, 華, which originally depicted a plant in full bloom and carried meanings of floral beauty, splendor, and even China itself. The modern form 花 emerged later as a specific derivative to unambiguously denote the botanical flower, constructed logically from a semantic element, the grass radical (艹), placed over a phonetic component (化) that suggests its pronunciation. This structural clarity helped solidify 花's primary meaning, while the original 華 retained and evolved its more abstract connotations of magnificence and cultural essence, creating a distinct yet related semantic pair in the language.
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这些花很美丽。
她每天浇花。
我花了一点钱。
桌子上有一盆花。
他花钱买了很多书。
春天来了，花儿都开了。
他花了很多时间学习中文。
虽然这朵花很小，但它的香味很浓。