朱华

朱華
zhūhuá
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 red flowers (literary)
  2. 2 lotus blossom (classical usage)

Examples

Chí zhōng zhūhuá shèngkāi, qīngxiāng pūbí.
The lotus blossoms in the pond are in full bloom, their fragrance wafting over.
Gǔshī zhōng chángyòng "zhūhuá" lái bǐyù měihǎo de shìwù.
Classical poems often use 'zhuhua' as a metaphor for beautiful things.

Tips

history
朱华 famously appears in Cao Zhi's () poem《》: ',朱华绿' (autumn orchids cover the long slope, red blooms rise above the green pond) — where 朱华 specifically refers to lotus flowers.
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Purely literary/classical. In modern Chinese, say 荷花 (héhuā) for lotus or 红花 (hónghuā) for red flowers. 朱华 is also used as a personal name playing on these poetic associations.

Stroke Order

zhū
huá