化

huā
#178 most
frequent character
variant of 花[hua1]

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
花华货靴讹

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