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转化

zhuǎnhuà

to transform

A caterpillar becoming a butterfly
Memory picture

Characters in this word

转 zhuǎn

Strokes
8
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
车 cart, vehicle 专 concentrated, specialized
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

  • 水转化成冰。 Shuǐ zhuǎnhuà chéng bīng. Water changes into ice.
  • 它会转化。 Tā huì zhuǎnhuà. It can change.
  • 爱转化为力量。 Ài zhuǎnhuà wéi lìliang. Love becomes strength.

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