化肥
Old HSK 6
化肥 (huàféi) · chemical fertilizer
化肥 (huàféi) means “chemical fertilizer”. It is written with 2 characters: 化 (-ize) + 肥 (fatty). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 化肥 is built
The characters
化 huà · -ize
What 化 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
肥 féi · fatty
What 肥 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: ⺼ gives the meaning, 巴 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
农民在田里施化肥。Nóngmín zài tiánlǐ shī huàféi.Farmers are spreading fertilizer in the fields.
化肥用得太多对土地不好。Huàféi yòng de tài duō duì tǔdì bùhǎo.Using too much fertilizer is bad for the soil.
Questions about 化肥
What does 化肥 mean?
化肥 (huàféi) means “chemical fertilizer”.
How do you pronounce 化肥?
化肥 is pronounced huàféi.
Which HSK level is 化肥?
化肥 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 变化biànhuàchange
- 文化wénhuàculture
- 消化xiāohuàto digest
- 化学huàxuéchemistry
- 多元化duōyuánhuàdiverse
- 恶化èhuàto worsen
- 二氧化碳èryǎnghuàtàncarbon dioxide
- 化石huàshífossil
- 化验huàyànlab test
- 化妆huàzhuāngto put on makeup
Learn 化肥 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.