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化 (huà): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 化

化 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

化

亻rén · person

匕bǐ · spoon

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4.

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5.

How to Use 化

Change/Transformation suffix

Used as a suffix to form verbs or nouns indicating a change into a certain state or process.

变化 • biàn huà • change • HSK 3

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 化

文化 • wén huà • culture

HSK 3

wén文

huà化

7.

Example Sentences

zhōng中

guó国

wén文

huà化

yǒu有

zhe着

yōu

Information

Pinyinhuà

Meaningto change, transform, convert

Strokes4

Radical亻

Traditional化

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#410

Zhuyinㄏㄨㄚˋ

UnicodeU+5316

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亻rén · person

+匕bǐ · spoon

biàn变

huà化

change

恶化 • è huà • worsen; deteriorate; exacerbate • HSK 6

HSK 6

è恶

huà化

worsen; deteriorate; exacerbate

简化 • jiǎn huà • simplify • HSK 6

HSK 6

jiǎn简

huà化

simplify

Chemistry-related

Used as a root in words related to chemistry or chemical processes.

化学 • huà xué • chemistry • HSK 5

HSK 5

huà化

xué学

chemistry

化肥 • huà féi • chemical fertiliser • HSK 6

HSK 6

huà化

féi肥

chemical fertiliser

化验 • huà yàn • chemical examination; laboratory test • HSK 6

HSK 6

huà化

yàn验

chemical examination; laboratory test

culture

消化 • xiāo huà • digest

HSK 5

xiāo消

huà化

digest

现代化 • xiàn dài huà • modernization

HSK 3.0 · L5

xiàn现

dài代

huà化

modernization

优化 • yōu huà • to optimize

HSK 3.0 · L6

yōu优

huà化

to optimize

化妆 • huà zhuāng • make up; apply cosmetics

HSK 6

huà化

zhuāng妆

make up; apply cosmetics

化石 • huà shí • fossil

HSK 6

huà化

shí石

fossil

悠

jiǔ久

de的

lì历

shǐ史

。

Chinese culture has a long history

guó国

jiā家

zhèng正

zài在

tuī推

jìn进

xiàn现

dài代

huà化

jiàn建

shè设

。

The country is promoting modernization

tā她

zhèng正

zài在

jiē接

shòu受

huà化

liáo疗

zhì治

liáo疗

ái癌

zhèng症

。

She is undergoing chemotherapy to treat cancer.

Kàng抗

yǎng氧

huà化

jì剂

kě可

yǐ以

jiǎn减

huǎn缓

shí食

wù物

de的

yǎng氧

huà化

guò过

chéng程

。

Antioxidants can slow down the oxidation process of food.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

wù物

zhì质

zài在

gāo高

wēn温

xià下

huì会

huà化

。

This substance will transform under high temperature.

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