化 (huà)
to change; to melt; -ize suffix; culture
How 化 is written
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 亻 — human
- Traditional
- 化
- Simplified
- 化 (unchanged)
Components
- 亻 human
- 匕 spoon
化 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- huā
- variant of 花
- huà
- to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize
Common words using 化
- 化妝 huàzhuāng
- to put on makeup
- 化妝品 huàzhuāngpǐn
- cosmetic; makeup product
- 化學 huàxué
- chemistry; chemical
- 化解 huàjiě
- to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts)
- 化身 huàshēn
- incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea)
- 孵化 fūhuà
- breeding; to incubate; innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing)
- 強化 qiánghuà
- to strengthen; to intensify
- 文化 wénhuà
- culture; civilization; cultural
- 消化 xiāohuà
- to digest; digestion; digestive
- 美化 měihuà
- to make more beautiful; to decorate; embellishment
- 變化 biànhuà
- change; variation; to change
- 一體化 yītǐhuà
- integration; incorporation; unification
化 in a sentence
台灣的夜市文化很有名。
Táiwān de yèshì wénhuà hěn yǒumíng.
“Taiwan's night market culture is very famous.”
How common is 化?
化 is the 178th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 53.4% of all running text.
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