huā = hu + a1
variant of 花[hua1]
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huà = hu + a4
to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
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How to pronounce 化

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= hu initial

Hu is for Helga Horse.

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+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

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= hu initial

Hu is for Helga Horse.

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+ a4 final

In the ashram’s bathroom.

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化 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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= bi + Ø3
dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon
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Characters with 化 as component

huá = hu + a2
abbr. for China
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huà = hu + a4
Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi / surname Hua
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huā = hu + a1
old variant of 花[hua1] / flower
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Words with 化

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(intransitive) to change; to vary / change; variation / CL:個|个[ge4]
change / variation / to change / to vary / CL:個|个[ge4]
culture / civilization / cultural / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]

Sentences with 化

yāo
hóu
yǒu
shí
èr
bān
biàn
huà

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huā / huà

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