花枝 huā zhī ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓ faa1 zi1

  • spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms)
  • cuttlefish (on dining menus)
  • (literary) beautiful woman

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 花 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 我们 我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 称 稱 ( chèn cing1 ) 一 ( yī jat1 ) 斤 ( jīn gan1 ) 花枝 ( huā zhī faa1 zi1 ) 吧 ( ba baa6 )。

    Let us weigh one catty of cuttlefish.

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 今天 ( jīn tiān gam1 tin1 ) 晚上 ( wǎn shang maan5 soeng6 ) 想 ( xiǎng soeng2 ) 吃 ( chī hek3 ) 花枝 ( huā zhī faa1 zi1 )。

    I want to eat squid this evening.

  • 花园 花園 ( huā yuán faa1 jyun2 ) 中 ( zhōng zung1 ) 一 ( yī jat1 ) 片花 ( piàn huā pin3 faa1 ) 枝 ( zhī zi1 ) 累 ( lěi leoi6 ) 垂 ( chuí seoi4 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 样子 樣子 ( yàng zi joeng6 zi2 )。

    The heads of the flowers in the garden were drooping.

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