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善花

Shànhuā
proper noun #34,519

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
善花公主的传说在韩国家喻户晓。
Shànhuā gōngzhǔ de chuánshuō zài Hánguó jiāyù-hùxiǎo.
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