Meaning
to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform
Chinese: 变化、转化。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “hua” becomes a different word in each tone. 化 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 变化biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
- 文化wén huàculture; civilization; cultural
- 现代化xiàn dài huàmodernization
- 消化xiāo huàto digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
- 化学huà xuéchemistry; chemical
Example Sentence
春天到了，冰雪开始融化。Chūn tiān dào le, bīng xuě kāi shǐ róng huà.Spring has come, and the ice and snow begin to melt.
春天Chūn tiānspring (season)到了dào leat last，冰雪bīng xuěice and snow开始kāi shǐto begin融化róng huàto melt。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A standing person (亻) beside an upside-down person (匕): one form turning into another. It means ‘to change / transform’.
A way to remember it
A person right-side-up turning upside-down — transformation.
Easy to confuse with
- 花‘Flower’: 化 with the plant radical 艹 added on top (化 also gives the sound).