No. 409 in Chinese
化
"化" means "to transform," "to change," or "-ize" (suffix indicating transformation).
In a sentence
水变成了蒸汽化为云。
The water turned into vapor and transformed into clouds.
化: indicating the process of transformation or conversion.
社会正在快速现代化。
Society is rapidly modernizing.
化: used as a suffix to mean 'to modernize,' indicating a process of change.
他的话让我情绪化了。
His words made me emotional.
化: used metaphorically to mean becoming a certain state, here expressing emotions.
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