化 huà
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 匕 — spoon, ladle
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 匕 spoon, ladle
化肥
huàféi
chemical fertiliser
Characters in this word
肥 féi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 巴 to cling
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 过度依赖化肥会破坏土壤微生物结构，降低长期产量。 Guòdu yīlài huàféi huì pòhuài tǔrǎng wēishēngwù jiégòu, jiàngdī chángqī chǎnliàng. Over-reliance on chemical fertiliser can damage the structure of soil microorganisms and reduce long-term yields.
- 农民给麦田撒了一些化肥。 Nóngmín gěi màitián sā le yìxiē huàféi. The farmer spread some chemical fertiliser on the wheat field.
- 种菜时少用化肥，蔬菜吃起来更放心。 Zhòng cài shí shǎo yòng huàféi, shūcài chī qǐlái gèng fàngxīn. If less chemical fertiliser is used when growing vegetables, they are safer to eat.