化
huà
to make into
to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
person (亻) + inverted figure (匕) = to transform
The image of a person (亻) beside an inverted or kneeling figure (匕) captures the idea of one form shifting into another. This visual pairing of upright and altered bodies became the root concept of transformation itself.
冰在阳光下慢慢化成了水。
bīng zài yáng guāng xià màn màn huà chéng le shuǐ。
The ice slowly turned into water under the sunlight.
这座城市的现代化让很多人感到惊讶。
zhè zuò chéng shì de xiàn dài huà ràng hěn duō rén gǎn dào jīng yà。
The modernization of this city surprised many people.
Words with 化
一氧化氮
yī yǎng huà dàn
nitric oxide
特化
tè huà
specialization
通化
tōng huà
see 通化市[Tong1 hua4 Shi4]
通化市
tōng huà shì
Tonghua, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3]
通化县
tōng huà xiàn
Tonghua, a county in Tonghua City 通化市[Tong1 hua4 Shi4], Jilin
通讯自动化
tōng xùn zì dòng huà
communications automation
造化
zào huà
(literary) Nature; the Creator
造化
zào hua
good luck
逢凶化吉
féng xiōng huà jí
misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
自动化
zì dòng huà
to automate
进化
jìn huà
evolution
进化论
jìn huà lùn
theory of evolution