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硬化

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Pīnyīn
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to harden / (medicine) sclerosis / (fig.) to become inflexible in one's opinions; to ossify

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
硬
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *硬* | 硬* | *硬
12画
hard, firm, strong; obstinate
1164.6
MRMLK
化
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *化* | 化* | *化
4画
change, convert, reform; -ize
2421.0
OP

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
硬化
to harden / (medicine) sclerosis / (fig.) to become inflexible in one's opinions; to ossify
硬
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *硬* | 硬* | *硬
hard; stiff; solid / (fig.) strong; firm / resolutely; uncompromisingly / laboriously; with great difficulty / good (quality); able (person) / (of food) filling; substantial
 化
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *化* | 化* | *化
variant of 花
 化
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *化* | 化* | *化
to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学