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Chinese symbol for “sanctification”

圣化
shèng huà
Traditional: 聖化
sanctify; sanctification; consecrate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sanctification is 圣化 (shèng huà), defined as: sanctify; sanctification; consecrate.

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

圣 shèng
holy, sacred; sage, saint
radical 32 ⼟ · 5 strokes
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 圣化.

WordPinyinMeaning
神圣 (神聖)shén shèngdivine; hallow
圣人 (聖人)shèng rénsage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius)
圣母 (聖母)shèng mǔgoddess
圣地 (聖地)shèng dìholy land (of a religion); sacred place
圣殿 (聖殿)shèng diàntemple
圣战 (聖戰)shèng zhànHoly war; jihad
文化wén huàculture; civilization
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation

See also: Japanese symbol for “sanctification”.

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.