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化 — to make into; to change into

to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize

Pinyin
huà · huā
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — huà, huā — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 化: 4 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

化 — 4 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 化 in the HSK syllabus: 38

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 变化biànhuàto change; to vary; change; variationHSK 3
  2. 文化wénhuàculture; civilization; culturalHSK 3
  3. 化huàto make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -izeHSK 5
  4. 化学huàxuéchemistry; chemicalHSK 5
  5. 现代化xiàndàihuàmodernizationHSK 5
  6. 消化xiāohuàto digest; to absorb; to assimilate; to processHSK 5
  7. 二氧化碳èryǎnghuàtàncarbon dioxide CO2HSK 6
  8. 化石huàshífossilHSK 6
  9. 化妆huàzhuāngto put on makeupHSK 6
  10. 简化jiǎnhuàto simplifyHSK 6
  11. 进化jìnhuàto evolve; evolutionHSK 6
  12. 绿化lǜhuàto make green with plants; to reforest; IslamizationHSK 6
  13. 强化qiánghuàto strengthen; to intensifyHSK 6
  14. 融化rónghuàto melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend intoHSK 6
  15. 数字化shùzìhuàto digitizeHSK 6
  16. 优化yōuhuàto optimize; to lay off staffHSK 6
  17. 淡化dànhuàto water down; to play down; to trivializeHSK 7–9
  18. 恶化èhuàto worsenHSK 7–9
  19. 分化fēnhuàto split apart; differentiationHSK 7–9
  20. 孵化fūhuàbreeding; to incubate; innovationHSK 7–9
  21. 固化gùhuàto solidify; to hardenHSK 7–9
  22. 化肥huàféichemical fertilizerHSK 7–9
  23. 化解huàjiěto dissolve; to resolve; to dispel; to iron outHSK 7–9
  24. 化身huàshēnincarnation; reincarnation; embodimentHSK 7–9
  25. 化险为夷huàxiǎnwéiyíto turn peril into safety; to avert disasterHSK 7–9
  26. 化验huàyànchemical examination; to do a lab testHSK 7–9
  27. 激化jīhuàto intensifyHSK 7–9
  28. 僵化jiānghuàto become rigidHSK 7–9
  29. 净化jìnghuàto purifyHSK 7–9
  30. 老化lǎohuàto age; to become outdatedHSK 7–9
  31. 量化liànghuàto quantify; quantification; quantitativeHSK 7–9
  32. 美化měihuàto make more beautiful; to decorate; embellishmentHSK 7–9
  33. 千变万化qiānbiàn-wànhuàcountless changes; constant permutationHSK 7–9
  34. 潜移默化qiányí-mòhuàimperceptible influence; to influence secretlyHSK 7–9
  35. 深化shēnhuàto deepen; to intensifyHSK 7–9
  36. 退化tuìhuàto degenerate; atrophyHSK 7–9
  37. 演化yǎnhuàto evolve; evolutionHSK 7–9
  38. 转化zhuǎnhuàto change; to turn; to convert; to transformHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.