化身

化身 huà shēn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣ faa3 san1 HSK 7-9

  • incarnation
  • reincarnation
  • embodiment (of abstract idea)
  • personification

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 化 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 她是禮貌的化身。 She is politeness itself.
  • 你是惡魔的化身。 You are the devil incarnate.
  • 他们观察到她随著病情变化身体也渐渐衰弱下去。 They watched her gradually weaken as the disease progressed.
  • 庄子曾梦见自己化身为蝶,当他醒来,他分不清是自己刚刚梦见自己变成蝴蝶呢,还是蝴蝶正梦见它变成了庄子。 Once, Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly, but when he woke up, he wasn't sure whether he was Zhuangzi who had dreamed being a butterfly or if he was a butterfly now dreaming he was Zhuangzi.

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