Read Edit View history 化 huà HSK3 change Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a right-side up person (亻) and an upside-down person (𠤎), depicting the meaning "turn around" or "transform". Pinyin Separate values with commas huà × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 亻 is a component form of 人. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 化 Simp strokes 化 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts an upside-down person. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 化 Simp strokes 化 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 化 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 345, 784 ], [ 362, 769 ], [ 382, 734 ], [ 330, 634 ], [ 266, 534 ], [ 196, 442 ], [ 120, 357 ], [ 83, 327 ] ], [ [ 273, 494 ], [ 276, 465 ], [ 294, 433 ], [ 297, 388 ], [ 289, 194 ], [ 278, 94 ], [ 284, 41 ] ], [ [ 751, 668 ], [ 770, 638 ], [ 776, 611 ], [ 690, 509 ], [ 534, 367 ], [ 481, 325 ], [ 407, 282 ] ], [ [ 496, 758 ], [ 528, 740 ], [ 552, 705 ], [ 535, 549 ], [ 524, 283 ], [ 533, 177 ], [ 543, 144 ], [ 557, 122 ], [ 591, 99 ], [ 675, 81 ], [ 774, 84 ], [ 832, 93 ], [ 865, 105 ], [ 894, 131 ], [ 896, 287 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 272 503 Q 318 563 367 639 Q 397 691 422 715 Q 432 725 428 741 Q 424 754 393 780 Q 365 799 344 800 Q 325 799 333 774 Q 348 740 334 711 Q 292 614 230 525 Q 169 440 88 345 Q 78 335 74 328 Q 70 315 86 318 Q 122 321 236 459 Q 240 465 247 472 L 272 503 Z", "M 247 472 Q 268 400 270 381 Q 270 234 245 135 Q 230 86 267 38 Q 268 35 272 32 Q 291 16 303 44 Q 318 86 318 134 Q 319 362 326 413 Q 333 441 323 452 Q 305 474 291 488 Q 282 498 272 503 C 247 520 239 501 247 472 Z", "M 551 355 Q 669 448 743 523 Q 782 566 812 584 Q 825 593 823 609 Q 822 622 797 654 Q 773 679 754 684 Q 733 685 737 661 Q 744 625 725 600 Q 665 516 587 443 Q 571 430 554 413 L 499 365 Q 459 332 414 298 Q 401 291 398 284 Q 391 274 407 273 Q 426 272 499 317 L 551 355 Z", "M 941 98 Q 959 114 939 146 Q 917 201 908 276 Q 907 286 899 296 Q 887 302 885 277 Q 852 150 846 141 Q 839 128 807 122 Q 698 94 614 117 Q 572 129 559 171 Q 549 204 551 355 L 554 413 Q 572 663 596 697 Q 605 721 585 735 Q 555 763 516 773 Q 495 777 487 768 Q 478 758 486 748 Q 501 735 508 711 Q 512 687 505 539 Q 501 448 499 365 L 499 317 Q 502 148 535 108 Q 545 96 566 84 Q 654 38 846 62 Q 856 65 866 67 Q 918 80 941 98 Z" ] } 4 strokes 化 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 340, 789 ], [ 379, 718 ], [ 234, 492 ], [ 79, 325 ] ], [ [ 266, 500 ], [ 297, 388 ], [ 276, 34 ] ], [ [ 549, 453 ], [ 765, 497 ], [ 849, 494 ] ], [ [ 489, 761 ], [ 554, 707 ], [ 524, 340 ], [ 553, 126 ], [ 688, 81 ], [ 865, 105 ], [ 899, 132 ], [ 895, 287 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M272,503Q318,563 367,639Q397,691 422,715Q432,725 428,741Q424,754 393,780Q365,799 344,800Q325,799 333,774Q348,740 334,711Q292,614 230,525Q169,440 88,345Q78,335 74,328Q70,315 86,318Q122,321 236,459Q240,465 247,472C264,493 264,493 272,503Z", "M247,472C261,424 269,394 270,381C271,283 262,201 245,135C236,102 242,71 267,38C268,37 269,35 272,32C284,22 295,26 303,44C313,72 317,102 318,134C318,286 320,380 326,413C329,432 329,445 323,452C310,467 300,479 291,488C285,495 278,500 272,503C261,510 244,485 247,472Z", "M787,530C745,531 664,496 555,478C544,476 542,441 554,443C647,453 815,468 836,475C845,479 855,488 853,498C849,514 813,530 787,530Z", "M941,98C953,109 949,124 939,146C921,182 913,226 908,276C907,283 905,291 899,296C892,302 888,294 885,277C865,192 849,148 846,141C841,133 828,128 807,122C734,105 669,102 614,117C585,125 567,143 559,171C552,193 547,255 551,355C553,414 553,414 554,443C555,466 555,466 555,478C559,627 583,675 596,697C604,712 597,725 585,735C564,753 542,767 516,773C502,777 492,774 487,768C481,762 480,754 486,748C495,739 504,728 508,711C511,696 509,638 505,539C502,479 499,421 499,365C499,333 499,333 499,317C499,205 513,135 535,108C541,100 551,92 566,84C624,53 718,45 846,62C852,63 859,66 866,67C900,76 926,86 941,98Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.