纯化 (chún huā) — purification | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

purification

纯化。
Shuǐ de chún huā fēi cháng zhòng yào.
Water purification is very important.
纯化。
Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn kě yǐ yòng yú shù jù chún huā.
This software can be used for data purification.
纯化。
Kōng qì chún huā néng gǎi shàn shì nèi huán jìng.
Air purification can improve indoor environment.

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.

化huàturn into

纯 supplies purity, and 化 turns it into the process of becoming pure.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 純; 纯 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthread

Sound part声符shēngfú

屯

屯tún純chún

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 純 pairs 糸 (thread) with 屯 as a sound part; the simplified 纯 is not the form described.

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.