Stroke Order · 4 strokes (click to expand)
Click the button below to start stroke animation
Character Decomposition
化=亻+匕
Meanings
to make into
to change into
-ization
to... -ize
to transform
abbr. for huà xué
Loading examples…
Words with 化 1006 total
decency · public morals · to weather (rocks) · wind erosion风化fēng huàto split apart · differentiation分化fēn huàcorrective influence · to reform (a criminal) · redemption (of a sinner) · to influence (a malefactor to a better life) · to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example感化gǎn huàto defame · to libel · to defile · to smear · to vilify丑化chǒu huàto evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution进化jìn huà(Chinese phonetics) to rhotacize a syllable final; to apply r-coloring to the final of a syllable儿化ér huàto become civilized · to be open-minded · (of ice) to thaw开化kāi huà(of a person, population or material) to age · (of knowledge) to become outdated老化lǎo huàphysics and chemistry · (archaic) governance and education理化lǐ huàChenghua, reign title of the eighth Ming emperor (reigned 1465-1487)成化Chéng huàto ossify · ossification骨化gǔ huà
Idioms with 化 79 total Chain
changeable · changing · varied · full of changes变化多端biàn huà duō duānunpredictable · changeable变化莫测biàn huà mò cè(idiom) changeable; fickle变化无常biàn huà wú chángto reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement出神入化chū shén rù huàlit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education春风化雨chūn fēng huà yǔ
Want to practice speaking with a real teacher? Find a 1-on-1 Chinese tutor on italki (affiliate)