化U+53164 STROKES
Entry·pron. huà
ㄏㄨㄚˋ
“To change or transform; to make into; to convert; to dissolve; to die; suffix indicating -ization or -ize.”
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- 文化ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋculture; civilization; the shared beliefs, customs, arts, and institutions of a society; cultural.
- 變化ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto change; to vary; a change or transformation in form, nature, or state.
- 彰化ㄓㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋa city and county in western Taiwan; an administrative region on the island's west coast.
- 強化ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋto strengthen; to intensify; to reinforce; to make more powerful or effective
- 化學ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊchemistry; the science of the composition, structure, properties, and changes of matter
- 彰化縣ㄓㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋChanghua County; a county in west-central Taiwan, between the Dadu River and Zhuoshui River; known for fertile land and fruit production.
- 文化局ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄩˊgovernment agency responsible for cultural affairs; oversees arts, heritage, museums, and cultural policy
- 惡化ㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto worsen; to deteriorate; to take a turn for the worse.
- 活化ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋactivation; in chemistry, the process of energizing a substance so it forms a high-energy activated complex before releasing energy as products.
- 老化ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋto age; to grow old; to become outdated; to lose original elasticity or freshness over time
- 消化ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋto digest food; to absorb or assimilate information; to process; (commerce) to sell goods
- 化解ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇto resolve or dissolve (conflicts, contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to defuse (tensions); to neutralize (fears); to iron out (difficulties).
- 現代化ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋmodernization; the process of making something modern or bringing it up to contemporary standards.
- 文化部ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋMinistry of Culture; government department responsible for cultural affairs, arts, heritage, and related policies in China or Taiwan.
- 演化ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋto evolve; gradual development or change over time; in biology, the process by which species change across generations through variation and adaptation.
- 化為ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋto turn into; to transform into; to become; to dissolve into; to reduce to.
- 全球化ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋthe process of increasing interconnectedness and integration worldwide; the spread of ideas, culture, and economies across national borders.
- 化身ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣincarnation; reincarnation; embodiment of an abstract idea; personification; a form in which a deity or spirit appears
- 深化ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄚˋto deepen; to intensify; to develop to a more advanced stage
- 石化ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋto petrify; to turn to stone
- 少子化ㄕㄠˇ ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋdeclining birthrate; trend of having fewer children; low fertility rate in a society
- 美化ㄇㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋto beautify; to decorate; to embellish; to make more attractive or visually appealing.
- 國際化ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋthe process of making something international; internationalization; the phenomenon of connecting and interacting with the world beyond local boundaries in cultural or economic terms
- 簡化ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋto simplify; to make something simpler; to reduce complexity
- 轉化ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋto change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform; (chemistry) isomerization; (rhetoric) a figure of speech that changes the nature of something into a fundamentally different thing for description
- 退化ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto degenerate; to deteriorate; (biology) to atrophy or become vestigial; (of a region) to decline as resources flow to core areas
- 多元化ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋdiversification; pluralism; the process of making something varied or diverse; having multiple forms or styles.
- 化療ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊchemotherapy; treatment of disease, especially cancer, using chemical substances
- 二氧化碳ㄦˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄢˋcarbon dioxide; CO2; a colorless, odorless gas used in fire extinguishers; solid form is dry ice; dissolves in water to form carbonic acid; exhaled by animals, absorbed by plants; a greenhouse gas
- 自動化ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋautomation; the use of machines or technology to perform tasks that were previously done by people.
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