花儿 (huār): flower (colloquial, with erhua)

Measure Word

一朵花儿 duǒ

Huār kāi le, chūntiān lái le.

The flowers are blooming; spring is here.

Zhèxiē huār zhēn piàoliang.

These flowers are really beautiful.

grammar

花儿 is the erhua (儿化) form of 花. In northern Mandarin, adding 儿 is very common and gives a casual, familiar feel.

culture

花儿 (huā'ér, with full second syllable) is also the name of a folk song style from Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia. Context distinguishes the two.

花 huā

儿 ér