化 (huà) — (suffix) -ize; -ification; to make into a certain state; (verb) to change into; to transform
Definition
化 (huà) is mostly a suffix meaning '-ize / -ify / -ization' attached to a root (优化 optimize, 简化 simplify). On its own it can also mean 'to transform' — similar to 变 and 转化, but more formal and used in compounds rather than daily speech.
suffix
-ize-ificationto make into a certain state
verb
to change intoto transform
Examples
- 。Wǒ men xū yào yōu huà zhè ge xì tǒng.We need to optimize this system.
- ，化。Chūn tiān lái le, bīng xuě huà chéng le shuǐ.Spring came, and the ice and snow turned into water.
- 。Shí jiān huà jiě le tā men de máo dùn.Time resolved their conflict.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo 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.
Grammar
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