Writing
开花 (kāi huā) — how to say "to bloom" in Chinese
开花
To bloom
verb
Character composition
开
to open
花
flower
Radicals / Keys
廾
Arch
#55 · gǒng · 3 strokes
艸
Grass
#140 · cǎo · 6 strokes
Collocations
开花的树
kāi huā de shù
a blooming tree
春天开花
chūntiān kāi huā
to bloom in spring
Examples
春天来了，树上的花都开了。
Spring came, and all the flowers on the trees bloomed.
花开了。
The flowers bloomed.
Mnemonic
[kāi huā-] Kai waters a garden bed, and a bud opens: a flower appears inside 🌸 "Look, 开花!" Kai claps. So kāi huā means to bloom.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say bloom in Chinese?
"to bloom" in Chinese is 开花 (kāi huā).
开花 meaning in English
开花 (kāi huā) means "To bloom".
How is 开花 pronounced?
It is pronounced kāi huā (written as kai hua, kaihua). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to bloom" in Chinese characters?
It is written 开花: 开 has 4 strokes, 花 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 开花?
开花 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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