人化 (rén huā) — to humanize, to anthropomorphize

Definition

A formal verb for 'to humanize' — giving human traits, emotions, or usability to non-human things (animals, robots, designs, processes). More written/academic than the everyday sense of the English verb.

verb
to humanizeto anthropomorphize

Examples

  • 人化，。
    Zhè ge dòng huà piàn bǎ dòng wù rén huā le, ràng tā men huì shuō rén huà.
    This cartoon humanized the animals, making them speak human language.
  • 人化，。
    Zhè zhǒng shè jì hěn rén huā, yòng hù yòng qǐ lái hěn shū fu.
    This design is very humanized; users find it comfortable.
  • 人化，。
    Zuò jiā bǎ jī qì rén rén huā, ràng tā yǒu le gǎn qíng.
    The writer anthropomorphized the robot, giving it emotions.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

人rénhuman
化huàbecome

The 人 and 化 together mean to make something human.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

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