산화

Sino-Korean word from 山火, from 山 (“mountain”) + 火 (“fire”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [산화]

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 山火)

1. synonym of 산불 (sanbul, “mountain fire”)

Sino-Korean word from 酸化 (“acidification”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [산화]

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 酸化)

1. (chemistry) oxidation, oxidization

• 산화제 (酸化劑, sanhwaje, “oxidizing agent”)
• 산화하다 (酸化—, sanhwahada, “oxidize”)

Sino-Korean word from 山花, from 山 (“mountain”) + 花 (“flower”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [산화]

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 山花)

1. synonym of 산꽃 (sankkot, “mountain flower”)

Sino-Korean word from 散花, from 散 (“scattered”) + 花 (“flower”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [산(ː)화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 散花/散華)

1. (botany) a flower that blooms but does not bear fruit
2. (figuratively) noble death in battle

   산화(散華)는 꽃다운 목숨이 전장(戰場)에서 죽는 것. ― Sanhwa-neun kkotdaun moksum-i jeonjan-g'eseo jungneun geot. ― A noble death is dying on the battlefield like a flower.

3. (Buddhism) the scattering of flowers as an offering to the Buddha