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Etymology
Pictograph of a right-side up person (亻) and an upside-down person (𠤎), depicting the meaning "turn around" or "transform".
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The character 化 is an ideogrammic compound formed by the radical 亻 (rén), meaning a person, placed beside the component 匕 (bǐ), which here depicts a person inverted. This visual contrast between an upright and an upside-down figure illustrates the core concept of transformation or change. Consequently, 化 primarily denotes processes like altering, converting, or melting, and often functions as a suffix in modern terms to indicate becoming a certain state, akin to English '-ization' or '-ify'.
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环境变化很快。
中国文化很有意思。
化学是一门科学。
这座城市正在现代化。
雪在阳光下融化了。
我们需要简化工作流程。
这个系统能净化空气。
全球化带来了机遇与挑战。