化

huà
#178 most
frequent character
suffix (modernize, modernization)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

化 shows an upright person 亻 beside an upside-down person 𠤎. That picture gives the first sense, life giving way to death. 𠤎 huà also supplies the sound. The meaning later grew to 'to change' and to suffixes like '-ize'.

Drawn as: upright person; upside-down person

化 as a component in other characters

sound5 characters
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Words Starting With 化

化学huà xué
chemistry; chemical
化妆huà zhuāng
to put on make-up
化石huà shí
fossil
化肥huà féi
fertilizer
化验huà yàn
laboratory test; chemical experiment; assay

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