化

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

化 (Kangxi radical 21, 匕+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 人心 (OP), four-corner 2421₀, composition ⿰亻𠤎(GV) or ⿰亻匕(HTJK))

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

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Chinese

trad.		化
simp. #		化

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 化
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (化) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
訛	*ŋʷaːl
吪	*ŋʷaːl
鈋	*ŋʷaːl
囮	*lu, *ŋʷaːl
魤	*ŋʷaːl
靴	*hʷa
貨	*hŋʷaːls
花	*hʷraː
化	*hŋʷraːls
杹	*hŋʷraːls
匕	*pilʔ

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) of two 人 (“person”), one upright (亻) and one upside down (𠤎) — reversal; change. Shuowen also considers 𠤎 to be a phonetic component.

Etymology 1

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 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. Short for 教化 (jiàohuà, “enlightenment; cultivation”).
8. Short for 化學／化学 (huàxué, “chemistry”).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 化 – see 花 (“flower; blossom; florid; flowery; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 花).

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 化 – see 貨 (“money and goods; property; goods; commodities; products; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 貨).

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

化

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

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)、かわる (kawaru, 化る)、ふける (fukeru, 化ける)

Compounds

Compounds

• 化(ば)ける (bakeru): appear in disguise
• 化(ば)け物(もの) (bakemono): goblin, apparition
• 化(ば)けもの (bakemono):
• 化(ば)かす (bakasu): bewitch, confuse
• 化(か)育(いく) (kaiku): evolution, growth
• 化(か)学(がく) (kagaku): chemistry
• 化(か)合(ごう) (kagō): chemical combination
• 化(け)身(しん) (keshin): (Buddhist) incarnation
• 化(け)粧(しょう) (keshō): makeup, cosmetics
• 化(か)成(せい) (kasei): change, transformation
• 化(か)生(せい) (kasei): growth, metamorphosis
• 化(か)石(せき) (kaseki): fossil, petrifaction
• 化(か)繊(せん) (kasen): synthetic fiber
• 化(か)膿(のう) (kanō): suppuration, festering
• 悪(あっ)化(か) (akka): deterioration, aggravation
• 液(えき)化(か) (ekika): liquefaction
• 塩(えん)化(か) (enka): chloride
• 欧(おう)化(か) (ōka): Europeanization, westernization
• 感(かん)化(か) (kanka): influence, inspiration
• 帰(き)化(か) (kika): naturalization
• 気(き)化(か) (kika): vaporization
• 強(きょう)化(か) (kyōka): strengthen, intensify
• 教(きょう)化(か) (kyōka): culture, education
• 激(げき)化(か) (gekika), 激(げっ)化(か) (gekka): intensification, aggravation

• 硬(こう)化(か) (kōka): hardening; sclerosis
• 固(こ)化(か) (koka): solidification
• 権(ごん)化(げ) (gonge): incarnation, avatar
• 酸(さん)化(か) (sanka): oxidation
• 消(しょう)化(か) (shōka): digestion
• 進(しん)化(か) (shinka): evolution, progress
• 浄(じょう)化(か) (jōka): purification, cleanup
• 造(ぞう)化(か) (zōka): the Creator, the Universe
• 電(でん)化(か) (denka): electrification
• 同(どう)化(か) (dōka): assimilation, absorption
• 鈍(どん)化(か) (donka): becoming dull
• 軟(なん)化(か) (nanka): softening, mollification
• 砒(ひ)化(か) (hika): arsenication
• 美(び)化(か) (bika): beautification, glorification
• 文(ぶん)化(か) (bunka): culture, civilization
• 分(ぶん)化(か) (bunka): specialization
• 変(へん)化(か) (henka): change, variation
• 変(へん)化(げ) (henge): goblin, ghost
• 緑(りょっ)化(か) (ryokka): tree planting
• 劣(れっ)化(か) (rekka): deterioration, degradation
• 老(ろう)化(か) (rōka): aging, senile deterioration
• グローバル化(か) (gurōbaruka): globalization

• コンピュータ化(か) (konpyūtaka): computerization
• お化(ば)け (obake), 御(お)化(ば)け (obake): goblin, apparition
• 一(いち)元(げん)化(か) (ichigenka): unification, centralization
• 機(き)械(かい)化(か) (kikaika): mechanization, computerization
• 近(きん)代(だい)化(か) (kindaika): modernization
• 具(ぐ)体(たい)化(か) (gutaika): embodiment
• 国(こく)際(さい)化(か) (kokusaika): internationalization
• 合(ごう)理(り)化(か) (gōrika): rationalization
• 深(しん)刻(こく)化(か) (shinkokuka): becoming more serious
• 自(じ)由(ゆう)化(か) (jiyūka): liberalization
• 正(せい)常(じょう)化(か) (seijōka): normalization
• 多(た)様(よう)化(か) (tayōka): diversification
• 本(ほん)格(かく)化(か) (honkakuka): regularization
• 民(みん)営(えい)化(か) (min'eika): privatization
• 明(めい)文(ぶん)化(か) (meibunka): stipulate
• 自(じ)動(どう)化(か) (jidōka): automation
• 誤(ご)魔(ま)化(か)す (gomakasu): deceive, falsify
• 情(じょう)報(ほう)化(か) (jōhōka): informatization
• 硫(りゅう)化(か) (ryūka): sulfuration

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
化
か Grade: 3
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 化 (MC xwaeH).

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

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Korean

Hanja

化 (eumhun 될 화 (doel hwa))

1. to be, become

Compounds

• 위화도회군 (威化島回軍, wihwadohoegun)

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Vietnamese

Han character

化: Hán Nôm readings: hóa/hoá, huế, hoa, Huế

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References

• Nom Foundation