化 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

化 English definition

huà

  • to make into
  • to change into
  • -ization
  • to ... -ize
  • to transform
  • abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : (hua2) to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth); to cut; to slash; to scratch (cut into the surface of sth); to strike (a match); (hua4) to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character;
  • : tranquil;
  • : wide; broad;
  • : birch tree; Betula japonica;
  • : to draw; picture; painting; CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]; classifier for paintings etc; variant of 劃|划[hua4];
  • : painting
  • : obstinate; perverse;
  • : dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1];

Sentences examples with 化

  • 城市变化得太快了。
    Chéngshì biànhuà dé tài kuàile.
  • 我对中国文化很感兴趣。
    Wǒ duì zhōngguó wénhuà hěn gǎn xìngqù.
  • 十年不见,他好像没什么变化。
    Shí nián bùjiàn, tā hǎoxiàng méishénme biànhuà.
  • 情况发生了很大的变化。
    Qíngkuàng fāshēngle hěn dà de biànhuà.
  • 国家之间的文化交流越来越丰富。
    Guójiā zhī jiān de wénhuà jiāoliú yuè lái yuè fēngfù.

Words containing 化, by HSK level