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进化

jìnhuà

to evolve

A fish walking onto land
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Characters in this word

进 jìn

Strokes
7
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 井 well, mine shaft, pit
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

化 huà

Strokes
4
Radical
匕 — spoon, ladle
Made of
亻 man, person 匕 spoon, ladle

Example phrases

  • 人会进化吗? Rén huì jìn huà ma? Can humans evolve?
  • 动物在进化。 Dòng wù zài jìn huà. Animals are evolving.
  • 进化需要时间。 Jìn huà xū yào shí jiān. Evolution needs time.

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