Chinese symbol for “modernization”
现代化
xiàn dài huà
Traditional: 現代化
modernization; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for modernization is 现代化 (xiàn dài huà), defined as: modernization; 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “modernization”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 现代化.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 现在 (現在) | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 发现 (發現) | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
| 出现 (出現) | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 实现 (實現) | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 表现 (表現) | biǎo xiàn | to show; to show off |
| 现场 (現場) | xiàn chǎng | the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative; delegate |
| 时代 (時代) | shí dài | age; era |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture; civilization |
See also: Japanese symbol for “modernization”.
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.