朱华

朱華
zhūhuá
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

Chí zhōng zhūhuá shèngkāi, qīngxiāng pū bí.
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