化 — Chinese character
化
huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
- Pinyin
- huà
- Radical
- 21 ⼔ (Spoon)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 亻 匕
- Japanese
- 化 as a kanji
Common words with 化
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文化 | wén huà | culture; civilization |
| 变化 (變化) | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 现代化 (現代化) | xiàn dài huà | modernization; 个 (gè) |
| 化学 (化學) | huà xué | chemistry; chemical |
| 强化 (強化) | qiáng huà | to strengthen; to intensify |
| 转化 (轉化) | zhuǎn huà | to change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform |
| 优化 (優化) | yōu huà | to optimize; (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff |
| 化工 | huà gōng | chemical industry (abbr. for 化学工业 (huà xué gōng yè)); chemical engineering (abbr. for 化学工程 (huà xué gōng chéng)) |
| 恶化 (惡化) | è huà | to worsen |
| 进化 (進化) | jìn huà | to evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution |
| 深化 | shēn huà | to deepen; to intensify |
| 简化 (簡化) | jiǎn huà | to simplify |
English words written with 化
化 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 92 · Doctrine of the Mean 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 37
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 57
- Art of War 6.33
- Mencius 2B.7
- Mencius 4A.28
- Mencius 7A.13
- Mencius 7A.40
- Mencius 7B.25
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