化 huà
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huà
verb to make into; to change into; to transform
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Change
Notes: In this sense 化 is similar in meaning to 变化 (CC-CEDICT '化'; Guoyu '化' v 1; Kroll 2015 '化' 1, p. 168; Unihan '化'; XHZD '化' 1, p. 287) -
huà
suffix
-ization
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: A nominal suffix indicating change, for example, in 老化 'aging' 腐化 'corruption' and 现代化 'modernization' (CC-CEDICT '化'; Guoyu '化' v 8; Sun 2006, loc. 714; Unihan '化'; XHZD '化' 5, p. 287) -
huà
verb
to convert; to persuade
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 教化 (Guoyu '化' n 1; Kroll 2015 '化' 2, p. 168) -
huà
verb
to manifest
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '化' 3, p. 168) -
huà
verb
to collect alms
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 化 is similar in meaning to 募化 (Guoyu '化' v 7; XHZD '化' 4, p. 287) -
huà
verb
[of Nature] to create
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 造化 (Guoyu '化' v 2; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 523) -
huà
verb
to die
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 化 is similar in meaning to 死 (Guoyu '化' v 4; Kroll 2015 '化' 4, p. 168) -
huà
verb
to dissolve; to melt
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: As in 溶化 (Guoyu '化' v 5) -
huà
verb
to revert to a previous custom
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '化' v 3) -
huà
noun
chemistry
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Chemistry
Notes: In this sense 化 is similar in meaning to 化学 (Guoyu '化' n 2; XHZD '化' 3, p. 287) -
huà
verb
to burn
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: As in 火化 (Guoyu '化' v 6) -
huā
verb
to spend
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: As a variant of 花 (XHZD '化' huā, p. 285) -
huà
verb
to manifest
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nirmita, Pali: nimmita, Japanese: ke, Tibetan: sprul pa; to create something through magical powers or through illusion (BCSD '化', p. 212; BL 'nirmita', p. 588; FGDB '化'; Kroll 2015 '化' 3, p. 168; Mahāvyutpatti 'nirmitaḥ'; SH '化', p. 140) -
huà
verb
to convert
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: To convert someone through teaching of the Dharma for their salvation (FGDB '化')
Contained in
- 老子化胡经(老子化胡經) Conversion of the Barbarians
- 日本禅文化研究所(日本禪文化研究所) The Institute for Zen Studies
- 本土化 localization ; localization
- 法华七喻; 1. 火宅喻 2. 穷子喻 3. 药草喻 4. 化城喻 5. 衣珠喻 6. 髻珠喻 7. 医子喻(法華七喻; 1. 火宅喻 2. 窮子喻 3. 藥草喻 4. 化城喻 5. 衣珠喻 6. 髻珠喻 7. 醫子喻) Parables of the Lotus Sutra: 1. Parable of the Burning House; 2. Parable of the Poor Son; 3. Parable of the Medicinal Herbs; 4. Parable of the Manifested City; 5. Parable of the Pearl in the Clothing; 6. Parable of the Pearl in the Topknot; 7. Parable of the Good Doctor
- 化作一城 he produces a magic city
- 化城喻品 The Simile of the Phantom City
- 募化 to collect alms; to seek donations
- 人间化(人間化) Humanize
- 自我观照 但求诸己 自我更新 不断净化 自我实践 不假外求 自我离相 不计内外(自我觀照 但求諸己 自我更新 不斷淨化 自我實踐 不假外求 自我離相 不計內外) Reflect upon oneself, and seek the cause in oneself. Reinvent oneself, and continue to purify oneself. Live up to oneself, and never rely on others. Detach from oneself, and never discriminate.
- 化城 manifested city; illusory city
Also contained in
职业化 、 焚化 、 玻璃化 、 石油化学 、 世界文化遗产 、 形式化 、 均等化 、 文化障碍 、 化合 、 功率恶化 、 化学键 、 过份简单化 、 洋化 、 氧化铀 、 硅化木 、 化干戈为玉帛 、 暖化 、 风化 、 氯化苦 、 重正化 、 白热化 、 碳化氢 、 罗马化 、 情绪化 、 化脓性 、 最大化 、 常态化 、 硫化氢 、 大化改新 、 镕化 、 氯化铵 、 急性氰化物中毒 、 演化支 、 通讯自动化 、 风化作用 、 电化教育 、 化石群 、 仁化县 、 最优化 、 热化学 、 文化霸权
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 27 Notes on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論記 — count: 160
- Scroll 7 Fa Hua Yi Shu 法華義疏 — count: 122
- Scroll 135 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 119
- Scroll 27 Commentary on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論疏 — count: 106
- Scroll 2 Ren Wang Jing Shu 仁王經疏 — count: 106
- Scroll 397 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 105 , has parallel version
- Scroll 2 Ren Wang Bore Jing Shu 仁王般若經疏 — count: 103
- Scroll 9 Fa Hua Xuan Lun 法華玄論 — count: 99
- Scroll 2 Ren Wang Hu Guo Boreluomi Jing Shu 仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 — count: 97
- Scroll 15 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 96
Collocations
- 治化 (治化) 但當以正法治化 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 88
- 化自在 (化自在) 他化自在欲欲生 — Reciting in Concert (Daji Famen Jing) 大集法門經, Scroll 1 — count: 18
- 化种 (化種) 化種龍 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 3 — count: 9
- 瞿昙化 (瞿曇化) 恐優婆離居士受沙門瞿曇化 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 32 — count: 7
- 化成 (化成) 此身色四大化成彼身 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 7
- 法治化 (法治化) 王自在以法治化 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 7
- 清净化 (清凈化) 姓直清淨化 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 38 — count: 7
- 神变化 (神變化) 乃至天人見神變化乃取滅度 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
- 道化 (道化) 以道化天下 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 化天下 (化天下) 以道化天下 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5