Chinese word dictionary

固化

gùhuà · to solidify; to harden; (fig.) to make permanent; to become fixed

Practice word

Word information

Simplified固化

Traditional固化

Pinyingùhuà

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

固gù

to solidify; strength

化huà

to change, to convert, to reform; -ize

How to learn 固化

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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变化biànhuà

(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation (CL:個|个[ge4])

文化wénhuà

culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]

固定gùdìng

to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular

化huà

to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]

化学huàxué

chemistry; chemical

现代化xiàndàihuà

modernization; CL:個|个[ge4]