Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Hua; Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 1321, Entry 02 Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced hua Collected Rimes (Jiyun) and Correct Rimes (Zhengyun): Pronounced hua Dictionary of Jade (Yupian): A spade or shovel. Explanation of Names (Shiming): A spade (cha) is sometimes written in a variant form (hua). A hua is used to scoop the earth to make a pit. Exemplar of Dialects (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong: A spade (cha) is called a hua in the region between the states of Song and Wei. Huainanzi, Treatise on the Essence of Spirit (Jingshen Xun), commentary on hoeing and digging: A spade (cha) is a hua. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Also written as the variant forms (gua) and (wu).