化
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huà · to change, to convert, to reform

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #2027
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4Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 化

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huàWords pronounced huà
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Example sentences

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Jù shuō shān shàng de tiān qì biàn huà hěn kuài.据说山上的天气变化很快。

It is said that the weather on the mountain changes easily.

Source: Tatoeba #332452 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men yǒu tā men zì jǐ de wén huà.他们有他们自己的文化。

They had a culture of their own.

Source: Tatoeba #333199 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de huà xué hěn chà.他的化学很差。

He is poor at chemistry.

Source: Tatoeba #332985 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ruǎn jiàn zhèng zài bú duàn jìn huà.软件正在不断进化。

Software is constantly evolving.

Source: Tatoeba #8696302 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Biàn huà dé nà me dà, yǒu xiē dì fāng wǒ dōu rèn bù chū lái de.变化得那么大,有些地方我都认不出来的。

It's changed so much, there are some places I don't even recognise.

Source: Tatoeba #1577283 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Biàn huà tài xiǎo, chá jué bù chū lái.变化太小,察觉不出来。

The change is too small to be observed.

Source: Tatoeba #1577369 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 化 in context

  1. Say huà, then recall the core meaning: to change, to convert, to reform.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 文化 (wén huà), meaning “culture”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 化 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.