화

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화 U+D654, 화
HANGUL SYLLABLE HWA
Composition:ㅎ + ㅘ
← 홓
 		Hangul Syllables 확 →
화확홖홗환홙홚
홛활홝홞홟홠홡
홢홣홤홥홦홧홨
황홪홫홬홭홮홯
호 ←→ 홰

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 火 (“fire”), from the Middle Korean reading 화〯 (Yale: hwǎ).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwa
McCune–Reischauer?hwa
Yale Romanization?hwā

Noun

화 • (hwa) (hanja 火)

  1. anger; rage
    그 여자는 왜 화가 났습니까? ― geu yeoja-neun wae hwaga natseumnikka? ― Why was she angry?
  2. Short for 화요일(火曜日) (hwayoil, “Tuesday”).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 禍, from the Middle Korean reading 화〯 (Yale: hwǎ).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwa
McCune–Reischauer?hwa
Yale Romanization?hwā

Noun

화 • (hwa) (hanja 禍)

  1. disaster; misfortune
    화를 부르다 ― hwa-reul bureuda ― to ask for trouble
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 和, from the Middle Korean reading 화 (Yale: hwà).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwa
McCune–Reischauer?hwa
Yale Romanization?hwa

Noun

화 • (hwa) (hanja 和)

  1. (formal) harmony; peace
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 化.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwa
McCune–Reischauer?hwa
Yale Romanization?hwa

Suffix

—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 化)

  1. -ization; -ification
    서양화 (西洋化) ― Westernization
    세계화 (世界化) ― globalization
    발칸화 (발칸化) ― Balkanhwa ― Balkanization
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 畫.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwa
McCune–Reischauer?hwa
Yale Romanization?hwa

Suffix

—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 畫/畵)

  1. genre or style of painting
    서양화 (西洋畫) ― Western painting
    수채화 (水彩畫) ― watercolour (lit. watercolour painting)
    풍경화 (風景畫) ― landscape painting
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 靴.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwa
McCune–Reischauer?hwa
Yale Romanization?hwa

Suffix

—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 靴)

  1. type of shoe
    축구화 (蹴球靴) ― soccer cleats
    런닝화 (런닝靴) ― reonninghwa ― running shoes
Derived terms

Etymology 7

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

화 • (hwa)

More information
  1. 火: fire
    (MC reading: 火 (MC xwaX))
  2. 花: flower
    (MC reading: 花 (MC xwae))
  3. 華: China
    (MC reading: 華 (MC hwae|xwae|hwaeH))
  4. 話: talk; episode (in a book, series, etc.)
    (MC reading: 話 (MC hwaejH))
  5. 畫: picture
    (MC reading: 畫 (MC hweaH|hweak))
  6. 化: transformation
    (MC reading: 化 (MC xwaeH))
  7. 和: harmony
    (MC reading: 和 (MC hwa|hwaH))
  8. 靴: shoe
    (MC reading: 靴 (MC xjwa))
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