化 huà
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 匕 — spoon, ladle
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 匕 spoon, ladle
化妆
huàzhuāng
to put on makeup
Characters in this word
妆 zhuāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- Made of
- 丬 half of tree trunk 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 为了让角色更符合朝代背景，演员提前两个小时开始化妆。 Wèile ràng juésè gèng fúhé cháodài bèijǐng, yǎnyuán tíqián liǎng gè xiǎoshí kāishǐ huàzhuāng. To make the character better fit the historical setting, the actor began putting on make-up two hours early.
- 她每天早上出门前都要花十分钟化妆。 Tā měi tiān zǎoshang chūmén qián dōu yào huā shí fēnzhōng huàzhuāng. Every morning before going out she spends ten minutes putting on makeup.
- 孩子们在晚会上化妆成小动物，真可爱。 Háizimen zài wǎnhuì shàng huàzhuāng chéng xiǎo dòngwù, zhēn kěài. The children made themselves up as little animals at the party, so cute.