| 叫花子 | jiào huā zi | beggar | 
| 叫 | jiào | to shout / to call / to order / to ask / to be called / by (indicates agent in the passive mood) | 
| 叫 | jiào | variant of 叫 | 
| 花 | Huā | surname Hua | 
| 花 | huā | flower / blossom / CL:朵,支,束,把,盆,簇 / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful | 
| 花 | huā | old variant of 花 | 
| 花 | huā | variant of 花 / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3] | 
| 花子 | huā zi | beggar (old term) | 
| 子 | zǐ | son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- | 
| 子 | zi | noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |