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Helga Horse (hu-) and Rosa Luxemburg (symbol for 亻) conduct an experiment in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom (-a4). Using a transformer (symbol for 化), they melt a ladle (匕).

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Transformative powers at work

Transformers are really impressive, aren't they! They can change any current to any value, as long as the power (P=U*I) stays the same. Remember: With great power comes great responsibility!

化

hua1 =
hu + a1

variant of 花[hua1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 化

hua4 =
hu + a4

to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 化

Helga Horse and Rosa Luxemburg conduct an experiment in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom. Using a transformer, they melt a ladle. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

化
=
亻
+
匕

亻

ren2 =
r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 亻

I will represent this radical by Rosa Luxemburg. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Robinson Crusoe and Rosa Luxemburg are pulling a new trick just inside the entrance of the Forbidden City. Rosa Luxemburg is balancing on Robinson Crusoe, while balancing a banana on a dinosaur bone. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

亻
=
丿
+
丨

丿

pie3 =
pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丿

Pocahontas (pi-) is watching a giant banana (丿) inside the Erectheion (-e3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

亻
=
丿
+
丨

丨

gun3 =
gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

This character shall be represented by a dinosaur bone when it appears in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

see 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

化
=
亻
+
匕

匕

bi3 =
bi + Ø3

dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 匕

Brynhildr plays a game inside the space station using zero gravity: using a big ladle and a shovel as bats, she beats a banana back and forth. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

匕
=
丿
+
乚

丿

pie3 =
pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丿

Pocahontas (pi-) is watching a giant banana (丿) inside the Erectheion (-e3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

匕
=
丿
+
乚

乚

ya4 =
y + a4

component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乚

This character shall be represented by a shovel (乚). Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) shovelling a grave in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom (a4). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

化 appears as component in

花

货华靴讹訛貨囮吪

化 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 3

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

hu	Helga Horse - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
a1	In front of the Adziogol Lighthouse - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
a4	In the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago

Words with 化

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文 wen2 化 hua4		culture / civilization / cultural / CL:個\|个[ge4],種\|种[zhong3] (HSK level 3)
变 bian4 化 hua4		change / variation / to change / to vary / CL:個\|个[ge4] (HSK level 3)
化 hua4 学 xue2		chemistry / chemical (HSK level 5)
融 rong2 化 hua4		to melt / to thaw / to dissolve / to blend into / to combine / to fuse (HSK level 5)
消 xiao1 化 hua4		to digest / digestion / digestive (HSK level 5)
二 er4 氧 yang3 化 hua4 碳 tan4		carbon dioxide CO2 (HSK level 6)
潜 qian2 移 yi2 默 mo4 化 hua4		imperceptible influence / to influence secretly (HSK level 6)
化 hua4 妆 zhuang1		to put on makeup (HSK level 6)
简 jian3 化 hua4		to simplify (HSK level 6)
化 hua4 石 shi2		fossil (HSK level 6)
恶 e4 化 hua4		to worsen (HSK level 6)
进 jin4 化 hua4		evolution / CL:個\|个[ge4] (HSK level 6)
化 hua4 验 yan4		laboratory test / chemical experiment / assay (HSK level 6)
多 duo1 元 yuan2 化 hua4		diversification / pluralism / to diversify (HSK level 6)
化 hua4 肥 fei2		fertilizer (HSK level 6)
氧 yang3 化 hua4		to oxidize
转 zhuan3 化 hua4		to change / to transform / isomerization (chemistry)
化 hua4 学 xue2 元 yuan2 素 su4		chemical element
神 shen2 化 hua4		to make divine / apotheosis
氯 lu:4 化 hua4 钠 na4		sodium chloride NaCl / common salt
光 guang1 天 tian1 化 hua4 日 ri4		the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight
化 hua4 学 xue2 反 fan3 应 ying4		chemical reaction
弱 ruo4 化 hua4		weaken / make weaker
孵 fu1 化 hua4 器 qi4		incubator / apparatus for incubating eggs
政 zheng4 治 zhi4 化 hua4		to politicize
化 hua4 学 xue2 系 xi4		department of chemistry
有 you3 机 ji1 化 hua4 学 xue2		organic chemistry
僵 jiang1 化 hua4		to become rigid
催 cui1 化 hua4		catalysis / to catalyze (a reaction)
公 gong1 开 kai1 化 hua4		to publicize / openness (of government, PRC equivalent of 'glasnost')
退 tui4 化 hua4		to degenerate / atrophy
强 qiang2 化 hua4		to strengthen / to intensify
催 cui1 化 hua4 剂 ji4		catalyst
汽 qi4 化 hua4		to boil / to vaporize
固 gu4 化 hua4		to solidify / solidification (chemistry)
千 qian1 变 bian4 万 wan4 化 hua4		countless changes / constant permutation
硫 liu2 化 hua4 氢 qing1		hydrogen sulfide H2S / sulfureted hydrogen
绿 lu:4 化 hua4		to make green with plants / to reforest
化 hua4 脓 nong2		to fester / to suppurate / to be infected
扩 kuo4 大 da4 化 hua4		to extend the scope / to exaggerate