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化
huà
Description
“化”常常放在词的后面，表示事物变成某种样子，比如“现代化”“美化”。
"化" is often placed at the end of words to indicate that something changes into a certain form, such as in "现代化" (modernization) and "美化" (beautification).
它也可以单独用，意思是改变或者变化。
It can also be used alone, meaning to change or transform.
Meanings
化huà
suffix meaning to make into or turn into
这个城市变得很现代化。
This city has become very modern.
化huà
to change; to transform; to melt
雪化了，天气变暖了。
The snow melted, and the weather warmed up.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally meant 'to transform'; now widely used as a '-ize/-ify' suffix.
- Nuance
as a suffix, 化 attaches to nouns or adjectives to form verbs of change.
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