化
化
“to change”
Radical: 匕
Strokes: 4
Level: HSK 3
How 化 is built — side by side
亻
Person radical (亻) · rén zì páng
A standing person leaning left — actions and people words use it: 你 you, 他 he, 休 rest.
匕
component
Words with 化
变化 biànhuà — change
文化 wénhuà — culture
化学 huà xué — chemistry
融化 róng huà — to melt
消化 xiāo huà — digest
多元化 duō yuán huà — diversification
恶化 è huà — worsen
二氧化碳 èr yǎng huà tàn — carbon dioxide CO2
化肥 huà féi — fertilizer
化石 huà shí — fossil
化验 huà yàn — laboratory test
化妆 huà zhuāng — to put on make-up
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