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化
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transform

HSK 3 N2
Society →Religion
huà
カ、ケ
ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
화
Pictograph of a right-side up person (亻) and an upside-down person (𠤎), depicting the meaning "turn around" or "transform".
Components
亻 person (side)+ 𠤎 upside-down person =
化 transform
亻 Iconic component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
𠤎 Iconic component
huà upside-down person
variant of 化
Depicts an upside-down person.
Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
化
Regular
Modern
Chinese
化 [huā]
variant of 花[huā]
化 [huà]
to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[huà​xué]
Japanese
化 か 同音
suffix change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification (after a noun)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
その条件は空文化している。
The treaty is now a dead letter.
Japanese Names
化 ふあ
Fua unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
文化 [wén​huà] #2,970
culture
变化 [biàn​huà] #1,921
change
变化 [biàn​huà] #1,921
change
化学 [huà​xué] #3,477
chemistry
化学 [huà​xué] #3,477
chemistry
化妆 [huà​zhuāng] #3,538
to put on makeup
化妆 [huà​zhuāng] #3,538
to put on makeup
消化 [xiāo​huà] #7,013
to digest
恶化 [è​huà] #5,714
to worsen
恶化 [è​huà] #5,714
to worsen
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 変化 [へんか] #963
change
化する [かする] #1,726
to change (into)
⭐ 強化 [きょうか] #2,433
strengthening
⭐ 文化 [ぶんか] #2,860
culture
⭐ 誤魔化す [ごまかす] #3,538
to deceive
⭐ 化け物 [ばけもの] #3,593
goblin
⭐ 化粧 [けしょう] #4,515
make-up
⭐ 進化 [しんか] #4,620
evolution
⭐ 悪化 [あっか] #5,105
deterioration
⭐ 増加 [ぞうか] #6,927
increase
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KOREAN WORDS (147)
화학 #5,947
chemistry
변화 #9,146
change
동화 #10,319
assimilation
화신 #15,566
incarnation; manifestation; embodiment
진화 #20,395
development; advancement
문화 #22,025
culture
녹화 #24,279
afforestation; forestation
활성화 #24,507
boost; revitalization; invigoration
강화 #29,624
reinforcement; strengthening
소화 #30,440
digestion
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