Chinese name syllable
Syllable Hwa
- 華magnificent; splendour; (abbreviation) China
- 花flower
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- H
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters華花
Hwa is a Hokkien or Teochew Chinese name syllable that can mean 'magnificent' (華) or 'flower' (花), depending on the character.
Possible characters for Hwa
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 華
magnificent; splendour; (abbreviation) China
Hokkien hôa / Teochew hua5 / Mandarin huá
attested
- 花
flower
Hokkien hoa / Teochew hua1 / Mandarin huā
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Hwa
Hwa is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names. The spelling matches Hokkien hôa and Teochew hua5 for 華 (magnificent, splendour), and Hokkien hoa and Teochew hua1 for 花 (flower). The character 華 is recorded for this spelling in public data from the region. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Hwa
Sources
- Wiktionary: 華 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 華 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 花 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 花 · mdbg.net · meaning
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