消化 xiāohuà▶ Tiêu hóa

Stroke order

消化 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 消 — 10 strokes
• 化 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. to digest (food)
2. (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process

Related words

• 化学Hóa học
• 取消hủy bỏ
• 消失biến mất
• 消极tiêu cực
• 消费sự tiêu thụ
• 化妆trang điểm; làm đẹp

消化 is pronounced xiāohuà and means “Tiêu hóa”. It is part of the HSK 5 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 消化 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.