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进化 (jìn huà) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

进化 (jìn huà) is a Chinese word: to evolve. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 进化

动 dòng verb

to evolve

人类从猿类进化而来。

rén lèi cóng yuán lèi jìn huà ér lái

Humans evolved from apes.

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Word breakdown

进 jìn — advance, progress forward

化 huà — transform, change, become

Structure & writing
1 进 jìn — to move forward (opposite of 退)

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

consists of

1.1 辶 chuò — walk/movement radical, indicating motion or walking
辶 is a component in 68 characters
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1.2 井 jǐng — well (a deep hole dug into the ground to draw water, often with brick or stone-lined walls)
井 is a component in 4 characters

Stroke order

2 化 huà — to change in nature or form; to transform
化 is a component in 5 characters

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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