Chinese symbol for “embodiment”
化身
huà shēn
incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification
The closest CC-CEDICT match for embodiment is 化身 (huà shēn), defined as: incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “embodiment”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 化身.
| 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 |
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand |
See also: Japanese symbol for “embodiment”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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