消化

Chinese

		consume; news; subside consume; news; subside; to disappear; to vanish	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
trad. (消化)		消	化
simp. #(消化)		消	化

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāohuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ faa³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sêu-fa
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siau-hòa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāohuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaohuà
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-hua⁴
    • Yale: syāu-hwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauhuah
    • Palladius: сяохуа (sjaoxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 消化 硝化

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: siu¹ faa³
    • Yale: sīu fa
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ faa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ fa³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ faː³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 消化 硝化 燒化／烧化

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sêu-fa
    • Hakka Romanization System: seu´ fa
    • Hagfa Pinyim: seu¹ fa⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ fa⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-hòa
    • Tâi-lô: siau-huà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siau'hoax
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² hua²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siau³³ hua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² hua²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ hua¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ hua²¹/

Verb

消化

1. (literally) to digest (food)
2. (figuratively) to think over; to process; to digest
3. (literary) to melt; to dissolve

Synonyms

• (to melt): 熔化 (rónghuà), 消融 (xiāoróng), (literary) 消釋／消释 (xiāoshì)

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
消	化
しょう Grade: 3	か Grade: 3

Etymology

From 消 (shō, “extinguish”) + 化 (ka, “change into”)

Noun

消(しょう)化(か) • (shōka) ^{←せうくわ (seukwa)?}

1. digestion
2. assimilation
3. consumption

Derived terms

• 消化液 (shōkaeki): digestive fluids
• 消化管 (shōkakan): alimentary canal
• 消化器 (shōkaki): digestive organs
• 消化系 (shōkakei): digestive system
• 消化剤 (shōkazai): digestive
• 消化腺 (shōkasen): digestive gland
• 消化力 (shōkaryoku): digestive capacity

• 消化不良 (shōka furyō): indigestion, dyspepsia
• 消化性潰瘍 (shōka-seikaiyō): peptic ulcer
• 消化管間質腫瘍 (shōkakan-kanshitsu-juyō): gastrointestinal stromal tumor
• 不消化 (fushōka): indigestion
• 未消化 (mishōka): unfulfilled
• 不消化物 (fushōkabutsu): indigestible materials
• 化学的消化 (kagakuteki shōka): chemical digestion

Verb

消(しょう)化(か)する • (shōka suru) suru (stem 消(しょう)化(か)し (shōka shi), past 消(しょう)化(か)した (shōka shita))

1. to digest

Conjugation

Conjugation of "消化する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	消化し	しょうかし	shōka shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	消化し	しょうかし	shōka shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	消化する	しょうかする	shōka suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	消化する	しょうかする	shōka suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	消化すれ	しょうかすれ	shōka sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	消化せよ¹ 消化しろ²	しょうかせよ¹ しょうかしろ²	shōka seyo¹ shōka shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	消化される	しょうかされる	shōka sareru
Causative	消化させる 消化さす	しょうかさせる しょうかさす	shōka saseru shōka sasu
Potential	消化できる	しょうかできる	shōka dekiru
Volitional	消化しよう	しょうかしよう	shōka shiyō
Negative	消化しない	しょうかしない	shōka shinai
Negative continuative	消化せず	しょうかせず	shōka sezu
Formal	消化します	しょうかします	shōka shimasu
Perfective	消化した	しょうかした	shōka shita
Conjunctive	消化して	しょうかして	shōka shite
Hypothetical conditional	消化すれば	しょうかすれば	shōka sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Korean

Hanja in this term
消	化

Noun

消化 • (sohwa) (hangeul 소화)

1. Hanja form^? of 소화 (“digestion”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
消	化

Verb

消化

1. chữ Hán form of tiêu hoá (“to digest”).