化身 meaning in English

huàshēn

incarnation; reincarnation

HSK 7-9noun11 strokes

Meaning of 化身

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huàshēn
  1. incarnation
  2. reincarnation
  3. embodiment (of abstract idea)
  4. personification

化身 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ是shì恶è魔mó的de化huà身shēn。
You are the devil incarnate.
她tā是shì礼lǐ貌mào的de化huà身shēn。
She is politeness itself.
他tā们men观guān察chá到dào她tā随suí著zhù病bìng情qíng变biàn化huà身shēn体tǐ也yě渐jiàn渐jiàn衰shuāi弱ruò下xià去qù。
They watched her gradually weaken as the disease progressed.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

化 huà · to make into · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

身 shēn · body · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 化身.

身上shēnshangon the body; at hand
身体shēntǐthe body; one's health
身边shēnbiānat one's side; on hand
全身quánshēnthe whole body; (typography) em
变化biànhuà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
文化wénhuàculture; civilization
身份证shēnfènzhèngidentity card; ID
自身zìshēnitself; oneself
现代化xiàndàihuàmodernization
身份shēnfènidentity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacit
转身zhuǎnshēn(of a person) to turn round; to face about
身材shēncáistature; build (height and weight)

Questions about 化身

What does 化身 mean?

化身 (huàshēn) means "incarnation; reincarnation" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 化身?

化身 is made of 2 characters: 化 (4 strokes), 身 (7 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 化身 an HSK word?

Yes. 化身 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.