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善花

Shànhuā
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Meanings

  1. 1 Seonhwa / Sonhwa (transliteration of the Korean female given name 선화)
  2. 2 occasionally used as a Chinese given name; most famously Princess Seonhwa of Silla (善花公主), the legendary 7th-century Korean princess in the Seodong-yo love story

Examples

韩剧里的女主角叫善花。
Hánjù lǐ de nǚzhǔjué jiào Shànhuā.
The heroine of the Korean drama is named Seonhwa.
善花公主的传说在韩国家喻户晓。
Shànhuā Gōngzhǔ de chuánshuō zài Hánguó jiāyùhùxiǎo.
The legend of Princess Seonhwa is known to every household in Korea.

Tips

culture
Most prominently Princess Seonhwa (善花公主), third daughter of King Jinpyeong of Silla, immortalized in the 7th-century Korean folk poem 《薯童谣》 (Seodong-yo): a Baekje commoner spreads a fake song claiming the princess sneaks out at night, gets her exiled, and then marries her — Korea's oldest surviving vernacular love story. The drama 《善德女王》 (Queen Seondeok, 2009) made the name familiar across East Asia.
memory
善 (good, virtuous) + 花 (flower) — 'virtuous flower', a graceful name. The same hanzi work as both Korean Hanja and Chinese characters; the Korean reading is Seonhwa, Mandarin reading is Shànhuā.

Stroke Order

善 shàn
花 huā