化

Derived characters

• 𪜐, 吪, 𪢼, 沎, 杹, 𤆷, 𥄒, 𬖒, 𬟹, 𬍕, 訛(讹), 𧿕, 鈋(𨱂), 靴, 魤, 𩑭, 𩲏, 𠇃, 𠕿, 炛, 花, 𠯒, 貨(货), 囮
• 华 (Simplified from 華)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 152, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2572
• Dae Jaweon: page 342, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 109, character 4
• Unihan data for U+5316

Pronunciation

Definitions

化

1. to change; to transform
2. to become; to turn into
3. ^† to die
4. to melt

   把雪化掉  ―  bǎ xuě huàdiào  ―  make snow melt

5. to dissolve
6. Suffix denoting "change into ...". Akin to English -ize and -ization.

   民主化  ―  mínzhǔhuà  ―  democratize

7. (chemistry) Affix denoting combination.

   氧化鈣／氧化钙  ―  yǎnghuàgài  ―  calcium oxide

   氫氧化鈉／氢氧化钠  ―  qīngyǎnghuànà  ―  sodium hydroxide

8. Short for 教化 (jiàohuà, “enlightenment; cultivation”).
9. (in compounds) Short for 化學／化学 (huàxué, “chemistry”).

   日化  ―  rìhuà  ―  household chemicals

   化工  ―  huàgōng  ―  chemical industry

10. to burn (clarification of this definition is needed)

    化寶／化宝  ―  huàbǎo  ―  to burn offerings

11. (Cantonese) open-minded; enlightened

    睇化 [Cantonese]  ―  tai² faa³ [Jyutping]  ―  to see things in an open-minded manner

    教極都唔化／教极都唔化 [Cantonese]  ―  gaau³ gik⁶ dou¹ m⁴ faa³ [Jyutping]  ―  to teach someone repeatedly but still does not become enlightened

Compounds

Descendants

Compounds

Readings

• Go-on: け (ke, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: か (ka, Jōyō)^{←くわ (kwa, historical)}
• Kun: ばける (bakeru, 化ける, Jōyō)、ばかす (bakasu, 化かす, Jōyō)、かえる (kaeru, 化える)、かわる (kawaru, 化わる)、ふける (fukeru, 化ける)

Compounds

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠]

Affix

化(か) • (ka) ^{←くわ (kwa)?}

1. to change; to take the form of
2. to influence

Suffix

化(か) • (-ka) ^{←くわ (-kwa)?}

1. -ization, -ification; action of making something that way

Compounds