化

화 Hanja 化 in 53 Korean words

read 화 음53 words 낱말from TOPIK 1 1급 7 more read 화 동음

化 is read 화 and builds 53 of the Korean words on this site — 문화 (culture), 변화 (change) and 문화재 (cultural treasure) among them. Every one is below, with the character marked inside its spelling; each links to the word's full entry.

앞As the first character — 6 words

화장실 化粧室 bathroom TOPIK 1 화장품 化粧品 cosmetics TOPIK 2 화학 化學 chemistry TOPIK 5 화장 化粧 makeup TOPIK 5 화장지 化粧紙 toilet paper TOPIK 4 화석 化石 fossil TOPIK 6

뒤As the last character — 37 words

문화 文化 culture TOPIK 1 변화 變化 change TOPIK 3 민주화 民主化 democratization TOPIK 6 강화 强化 strengthening, reinforcement TOPIK 5 대중문화 大衆文化 pop culture TOPIK 4 국제화 國際化 internationalization TOPIK 4 정보화 情報化 computerization TOPIK 4 산업화 産業化 industrialization TOPIK 5 소화 消化 digestion TOPIK 3 자유화 自由化 liberalization TOPIK 6 진화 進化 evolution TOPIK 5 활성화 活性化 activation, revitalization, bringing to life TOPIK 5 자동화 自動化 automation TOPIK 6 온난화 溫暖化 global warming TOPIK 5 정화 淨化 purification TOPIK 6 합리화 合理化 rationalization Common 대중화 大衆化 mass popularization TOPIK 5 정상화 正常化 normalization TOPIK 6 분화 分化 differentiation Common 전문화 專門化 specialization Common 전통문화 傳統文化 traditional culture TOPIK 5 표준화 標準化 standardization Common 선진화 先進化 advancement Common 순화 醇化 purification Common 조직화 組織化 systematism, systematization Common 하위문화 下位文化 subculture Common 다양화 多樣化 diversification TOPIK 5 민영화 民營化 privatization Common 부영양화 富營養化 eutrophication Common 차별화 差別化 differentiation TOPIK 5 기계화 機械化 mechanization Common 현대화 現代化 modernization Common 약화 弱化 becoming weak TOPIK 5 심화 深化 deepening TOPIK 6 교화 敎化 reformation Common 근대화 近代化 modernization Common 비핵화 非核化 denuclearization Common

가운데In the middle — 10 words

문화재 文化財 cultural treasure TOPIK 3 변화하다 變化- to change TOPIK 3 강화하다 强化- to strengthen, intensify TOPIK 5 이산화탄소 二酸化炭素 carbon dioxide TOPIK 5 문화적 文化的 cultural TOPIK 4 변화되다 變化- to be changed TOPIK 3 소화하다 消化- to digest TOPIK 3 문화원 文化院 cultural center Common 진화론 進化論 darwinism, evolutionism Common 중화학 重化學 combination of 'intermediate-sized' industries and scientific industries Common

같은 소리, 다른 글자7 other characters are also read 화

Hangul spells all of them 화. This is where Korean's homophones come from, and telling them apart is what the character is for.

話 화 18 畵 화 17 火 화 10 和 화 8 貨 화 5 花 화 5 華 화 4

함께 쓰이는 글자Characters it combines with

The other halves of the words above, each with the commonest word the two build together. Every one is a page of its own.

文 문 문화 文化 7 shared words 粧 장 화장실 化粧室 4 shared words 進 진 진화 進化 3 shared words 變 변 변화 變化 3 shared words 學 학 화학 化學 2 shared words 大 대 대중문화 大衆文化 2 shared words 自 자 자유화 自由化 2 shared words 民 민 민주화 民主化 2 shared words 代 대 현대화 現代化 2 shared words 强 강 강화 强化 2 shared words 消 소 소화 消化 2 shared words 營 영 민영화 民營化 2 shared words

All 1,087 characters › — or read why hanja is worth an hour if this is the first one you have opened.

Hanja spellings, word meanings and TOPIK grades from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

The reading 화 is derived from the alignment between these words' Hangul and their hanja spellings, not taken from a character dictionary — which is also why no 훈 is shown.