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Chinese symbol for “solidify”

固化
gù huà
to solidify; to harden; (fig.) to make permanent; to become fixed

The closest CC-CEDICT match for solidify is 固化 (gù huà), defined as: to solidify; to harden; (fig.) to make permanent; to become fixed.

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

固 gù
to solidify; strength
radical 31 ⼞ · 8 strokes
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “solidify”

WordPinyinMeaning
凝结 (凝結)níng jiéto condense; to solidify
凝固níng gùto freeze; to solidify

Related words

Other words that share a character with 固化.

WordPinyinMeaning
固定gù dìngto fix; to fasten
巩固 (鞏固)gǒng gùto consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable
固然gù ránadmittedly (it's true that...)
稳固 (穩固)wěn gùstable; steady
固定资产 (固定資產)gù dìng zī chǎnfixed assets
固体 (固體)gù tǐsolid
文化wén huàculture; civilization
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation

See also: Japanese symbol for “solidify”.

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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