Chinese

消化

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
to digest (food)
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese消 “to disappear; to vanish; to die down; to settle down”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • soundChinese肖 “to resemble”
      • soundChinese小 “small, tiny, little”
        • ideaChinese八 “eight”
        • ideaChinese丨 “To connect vertically; to pass through from top to bottom.”
      • meaningChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”
      • meaningChinese肉 “meat; flesh”
  • characterChinese化 “to change; to transform”

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