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Meaning of 化

Pinyin huà、 huā

Radical

亻

Strokes

Definition

to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform

Usage

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化 [huà] 1. Change or transformation; alteration in nature or form. 性质或形态改变。 2. Fundraising by followers of Buddhism and Taoism. 佛教、道教徒募集财物。 3. Used as a suffix with nouns or adjectives, indicating a transformation into a certain quality or state. 用在名词或形容词后，表示转变成某种性质或状态。 4. Customs or trends. 习俗，风气。 5. Specifically refers to "chemistry." 特指“化学”。化 [huà] (as a verb) - Original meaning: change; transformation. 本义: 变化，改变 - Character formation: The ancient character was “匕”. It is a pictogram. The oracle bone script represents two people, showing a change by one being upright and the other reversed. 造字法: 古字为“匕”。会意。甲骨文，从二人，象二人相倒背之形，一正一反，以示变化。 1. To turn; to change. 同本义 ([En.] turn; change) 2. To enlighten or educate; to change through teaching or persuasion. 教化 ([En.] help (a misguided or erring person) to change by education, persuasion, setting an example, etc.) 3. To transform or change the hearts of others. 感化;转变人心 ([En.] help to change by persuasion) 4. To collect alms. 募化 ([En.] collect alms) 5. To burn or incinerate. 用火烧 ([En.] burn up) 6. To digest; to comprehend and integrate knowledge. 消化;领会，融会贯通 ([En.] digest) 7. To die. 死 ([En.] die) 8. To eliminate or remove. 消除，去掉 ([En.] eliminate; get rid of) 化 [huà] (as a noun) 1. Customs or convention. 习俗，风气 ([En.] convention; custom) 2. Natural processes; the functions of nature. 造化。自然的功能 ([En.] Nature) 3. Chemistry. 化学 ([En.] chemistry) 化 [huà] (as a suffix) 4. To make or cause to become; implies transformation. 使成为，使变成 ([En.] -ize; -ify)——used after nouns or adjectives to form verbs. 化 [huā] 1. To spend or consume; synonymous with "花." 用掉、耗费。同“花” ([En.] spend) 2. Refer to 化 [huà] for additional meanings. 另见 huà

文化史 wén huà shǐ

cultural history

叫化 jiào huà

Beggar

化妆品 huà zhuāng pǐn

cosmetic / makeup product

平均化 píng jūn huà

equalization

模块化 mó kuài huà

modularity

孵化 fū huà

breeding / to incubate / innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing)

化险为夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

奉化 Fèng huà

Fenghua county level city in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang

奴化 nú huà

enslave

化妆 huà zhuāng

to put on makeup

化妆间 huà zhuāng jiān

dressing room

化妆水 huà zhuāng shuǐ

skin toner

化妆师 huà zhuāng shī

dresser

化妆室 huà zhuāng shì

dressing room / powder room / (Taiwan) toilets

妖魔化 yāo mó huà

demonize

初始化 chū shǐ huà

(computing) to initialize / initialization

卤化 lǔ huà

to halogenate / halogenation (chemistry)

卤化物 lǔ huà wù

halide (i.e. fluoride, chloride, bromide etc)

募化 mù huà

to collect alms (Buddhism)

化学 huà xué

chemistry / chemical

变化 biàn huà

change / variation / to change / to vary / CL:個|个[ge4]

化石 huà shí

fossil

转化 zhuǎn huà

to change / to transform / isomerization (chemistry)

化工 huà gōng

chemical industry, abbr. of 化學工業|化学工业[hua4 xue2 gong1 ye4] / chemical engineering, abbr. of 化學工程|化学工程[hua4 xue2 gong1 cheng2]

强化 qiáng huà

to strengthen / to intensify

化合物 huà hé wù

chemical compound

消化 xiāo huà

to digest / digestion / digestive

深化 shēn huà

to deepen / to intensify

产业化 chǎn yè huà

to industrialize / industrialization

分化 fēn huà

to split apart / differentiation

一体化 yī tǐ huà

integration / incorporation / unification

氧化 yǎng huà

to oxidize

工业化 gōng yè huà

to industrialize / industrialization

绿化 lǜ huà

to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization

进化 jìn huà

evolution / CL:個|个[ge4]

自动化 zì dòng huà

automation

数字化 shù zì huà

to digitalize / digital

孵化期 fū huà qī

incubation period / time for sth to develop

宣化 Xuān huà

Xuanhua district of Zhangjiakou city 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 shi4], Hebei / Xuanhua county in Zhangjiakou

货币化 huò bì huà

monetization / monetize

化干戈为玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó

lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship

幻化 huàn huà

to be transformed / to metamorphose / transformation / metamorphosis

庸俗化 yōng sú huà

debasement / vulgarization

弱化 ruò huà

weaken / make weaker

彰化 Zhāng huà

Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan

彰化县 Zhāng huà xiàn

Zhanghua or Changhua county in west Taiwan

彰化市 Zhāng huà shì

Zhanghua or Changhua city in west Taiwan, capital of Changhua county

循化 Xún huà

Xunhua Salazu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai

氧化剂 yǎng huà jì

oxidant / oxidizing agent

劳动人民文化宫 láo dòng rén mín wén huà gōng

Working People's Cultural Palace

逢凶化吉 féng xiōng huà jí

misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account

证券化 zhèng quàn huà

securitization

德化 Dé huà

Dehua county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian

恶化 è huà

to worsen

扩大化 kuò dà huà

to extend the scope / to exaggerate

模拟化 mó nǐ huà

Simulation

净化 jìng huà

to purify

标准化 biāo zhǔn huà

standardization

化腐朽为神奇 huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí

lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)

复杂化 fù zá huà

to complicate / to become complicated

分析化学 fēn xī huà xué

analytical chemistry

化学分析 huà xué fēn xī

chemical analysis

多样化 duō yàng huà

diversification / to diversify

机械化 jī xiè huà

to mechanize

氟化物 fú huà wù

fluoride

氰化物 qíng huà wù

cyanide

概念化 gài niàn huà

conceptualization

催化剂 cuī huà jì

catalyst

催化 cuī huà

catalysis / to catalyze (a reaction)

官僚化 guān liáo huà

bureaucratization

僵化 jiāng huà

to become rigid

文化 wén huà

culture / civilization / cultural / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]

多元化 duō yuán huà

diversification / pluralism / to diversify

信息化 xìn xī huà

informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization)

特殊化 tè shū huà

specialization / particularize / become privileged

氟化合物 fú huà hé wù

fluorine compound

硫化氢 liú huà qīng

hydrogen sulfide H2S / sulfureted hydrogen

氢化 qīng huà

hydrogenation

氢氧化物 qīng yǎng huà wù

hydroxide

过氧化氢 guò yǎng huà qīng

hydrogen peroxide H2O2

碳氢化合物 tàn qīng huà hé wù

hydrocarbon

氢氧化铁 qīng yǎng huà tiě

ferric hydroxide

氢化物 qīng huà wù

hydride / hydrogenide

氧化物 yǎng huà wù

oxide

氧化铝 yǎng huà lǚ

aluminum oxide

过氧化物 guò yǎng huà wù

peroxide

氧化铜 yǎng huà tóng

copper oxide / cupric oxide

氮氧化物 dàn yǎng huà wù

nitrogen oxide

氨化 ān huà

ammoniation / ammonification

氮化合物 dàn huà hé wù

nitrogen compound / nitrogenous compound

氮化物 dàn huà wù

nitride / nitrides / nitrifier

重氮化 zhòng dàn huà

diazotization / diazotize

氮化 dàn huà

nitridation / nitriding / nitrogenization / azotizing

氯化物 lǜ huà wù

chloride

氧化汞 yǎng huà gǒng

mercuric oxide (HgO)

贪污腐化 tān wū fǔ huà

corruption and degeneration / graft and corruption

汽化 qì huà

to boil / to vaporize

泡沫化 pào mò huà

bubblization

溴化物 xiù huà wù

bromide

化为泡影 huà wéi pào yǐng

to come to nothing (idiom)