The word "遵化" is formed by combining the character "遵", meaning to follow or abide by, which itself is composed of the radical "辶" indicating movement and the component "尊" providing phonetic and semantic elements related to respect, with the character "化", meaning to change or transform, composed of the radical "亻" representing a person and the component "匕" denoting alteration; together, they convey the concept of following and undergoing transformation.