Hua (surname)
Hua is a common transliteration for some Chinese surnames, of which the most common ones are 華/华 (pinyin: Huà)[1] and 花 (pinyin: Huā). The Cantonese romanizations for 華 and 花 are Wah and Fa, respectively. 華, when pronounced in the fourth tone in Mandarin, is exclusively used in the name of Mount Hua and as a surname. The usual pronunciation of 華 is huá, which literally means "prosper" and is used as a reference to the Chinese people. On the other hand, 花 literally means "flower".
Huà (华 / 華)
- Hua Gang (华岗; 華崗), Chinese educator.
- Hua Guofeng (华国锋; 華國鋒), Chinese politician, born as Su Zhu.
- Hua Jianmin (华建敏; 華建敏), Chinese politician.
- Hua Luogeng (华罗庚; 華羅庚), Chinese mathematician
- Hua Sui (华燧; 華燧; 1439–1513), Chinese scholar and printer.
- Hua Xin (华歆; 華歆; 157–231), former official of Sun Quan and Minister of Cao Wei
- Hua Xiong (华雄; 華雄; died 191), general under Warlord Dong Zhuo.
- Hua Yanjun (华彦钧; 華彥鈞; 1893–1950), Chinese musician, also known as "Abing".
Huā (花)
- Hua Mulan (花木兰; 花木蘭), ancient Chinese legendary woman warrior.
- Hua Rong (花荣; 花榮), fictional character in Water Margin.
- Hua Qianfang (花千芳), writer, social commentator.
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