液化

Chinese

		liquid; fluid	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
trad. (液化)		液	化
simp. ^#(液化)		液	化

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yèhuà, yìhuà

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ, ㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jik⁶ faa³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): e̍k-hòa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yèhuà
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yèhuà
  - Wade–Giles: yeh⁴-hua⁴
  - Yale: yè-hwà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehhuah
  - Palladius: ехуа (jexua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìhuà
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìhuà
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-hua⁴
  - Yale: yì-hwà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihhuah
  - Palladius: ихуа (ixua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    液化
    異化 / 异化
    逸話 / 逸话
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jik⁶ faa³
  - Yale: yihk fa
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹ faa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶ fa³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚² faː³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e̍k-hòa
  - Tâi-lô: i̍k-huà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: eghoax
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪk̚⁴⁻³² hua²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /iɪk̚⁴⁻³² hua¹¹/

Verb

液化

(physics) to condense; (verbal noun) condensation
(chemistry) to liquefy

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “condense”): 汽化 (qìhuà)

Derived terms

土質液化 / 土质液化
液化天然氣 / 液化天然气 (yèhuà tiānránqì)
液化瓦斯
液化石油氣 / 液化石油气 (yèhuà shíyóuqì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
液	化
えき Grade: 5	か Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From 液 (eki, “liquid”) + 化 (ka, “cause to become”).

Noun

液(えき)化(か) • (ekika)

liquefaction

Derived terms

液化(えきか)ガス (ekika gasu): liquefied gas
液化天然(えきかてんねん)ガス (ekika tennen gasu): liquefied natural gas

Verb

液(えき)化(か)する • (ekika suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem 液(えき)化(か)し (ekika shi), past 液(えき)化(か)した (ekika shita))

to liquefy

Conjugation

Conjugation of "液化する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	液化し	えきかし	ekika shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	液化し	えきかし	ekika shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	液化する	えきかする	ekika suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	液化する	えきかする	ekika suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	液化すれ	えきかすれ	ekika sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	液化せよ¹ 液化しろ²	えきかせよ¹ えきかしろ²	ekika seyo¹ ekika shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	液化される	えきかされる	ekika sareru
Causative	液化させる液化さす	えきかさせるえきかさす	ekika saseru ekika sasu
Potential	液化できる	えきかできる	ekika dekiru
Volitional	液化しよう	えきかしよう	ekika shiyō
Negative	液化しない	えきかしない	ekika shinai
Negative continuative	液化せず	えきかせず	ekika sezu
Formal	液化します	えきかします	ekika shimasu
Perfective	液化した	えきかした	ekika shita
Conjunctive	液化して	えきかして	ekika shite
Hypothetical conditional	液化すれば	えきかすれば	ekika sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“液化”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
液	化

Noun

液化 • (aekhwa) (hangeul 액화)

hanja form^? of 액화 (“liquefaction”)