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化学 (huà xué) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

化学 (huà xué) is a Chinese word: chemistry. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 化学

名 míng noun

chemistry

我喜欢化学课。

wǒ xǐ huan huà xué kè

I like chemistry class.

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Word breakdown

化 huà — transformation, change, chemical

学 xué — study, science, learning

Structure & writing
1 化 huà — to change in nature or form; to transform
化 is a component in 5 characters

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2 学 xué — to study; to learn (opposite of 教)

学 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.2 冖 mì — cover, cloth draped over something
冖 is a component in 32 characters
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