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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

化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes
身 shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
radical 158 ⾝ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “embodiment”

WordPinyinMeaning
实施例 (實施例)shí shī lì(patent) implementation; embodiment

Related words

Other words that share a character with 化身.

WordPinyinMeaning
文化wén huàculture; civilization
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
现代化 (現代化)xiàn dài huàmodernization; 个 (gè)
化学 (化學)huà xuéchemistry; chemical
强化 (強化)qiáng huàto strengthen; to intensify
转化 (轉化)zhuǎn huàto change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
身上shēn shangon 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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