造化

Chinese

		to make; to build; to invent to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
trad. (造化)		造	化
simp. ^#(造化)		造	化

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zàohuà

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зохуа (zohua, III-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ faa³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chō-hòa / chǒ-hòa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zàohuà
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zàohuà
  - Wade–Giles: tsao⁴-hua⁴
  - Yale: dzàu-hwà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzawhuah
  - Palladius: цзаохуа (czaoxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    皂化
    造化
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зохуа (zohua, III-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔ⁴⁴ xua⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou⁶ faa³
  - Yale: jouh fa
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ faa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ fa³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² faː³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō-hòa
  - Tâi-lô: tsō-huà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoixhoax
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡so²²⁻²¹ hua²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǒ-hòa
  - Tâi-lô: tsǒ-huà
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡so²² hua⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: dzawX xwaeH

Rime
Character	造	化
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	麻 (99)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	II
Fanqie	昨早切	呼霸切
Baxter	dzawX	xwaeH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zɑu^X/	/hˠua^H/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zɑu^X/	/hʷᵚa^H/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɑu^X/	/xua^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zaw^X/	/hwaɨ^H/
Li Rong	/d͡zɑu^X/	/xua^H/
Wang Li	/d͡zɑu^X/	/xwa^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡zʱɑu^X/	/xwa^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zào	huà
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zou⁶	faa³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[dzˤ]uʔ qʷʰˤ<r>aj-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*sɡuːʔ hŋʷraːls/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	造	化
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zào	huà
Middle Chinese	‹ dzaw^X ›	‹ xwæ^H ›
Old Chinese	/*[dzˁ]uʔ/	/*qʷʰˁ<r>aj-s/
English	make	transform
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	造	化
Reading #	2/2	1/1
No.	3803	5327
Phonetic component	告	化
Rime group	幽	歌
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	皁	化
Old Chinese	/*sɡuːʔ/	/*hŋʷraːls/

Noun

造化

nature; the natural world
- 偉哉造化！又將奚以汝為？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  伟哉造化！又将奚以汝为？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE
  Wěi zāi zàohuà! Yòu jiāng xī yǐ rǔ wèi? [Pinyin]
  Great Indeed is the Creator! What will he now make you become?
- 又況夫官天地，懷萬物，而友造化，含至和。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  又况夫官天地，怀万物，而友造化，含至和。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: Huainanzi, 2^nd century BCE
  Yòu kuàng fū guān tiāndì, huái wànwù, ér yǒu zàohuà, hán zhì hé. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 貧道有的是術法，乃造化所忌，卻要尋個大福氣的，承受得起，方好與他作為。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  贫道有的是术法，乃造化所忌，却要寻个大福气的，承受得起，方好与他作为。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1628 CE, Ling Mengchu, Slapping the Table in Amazement I
  Píndào yǒudeshì shù fǎ, nǎi zàohuà suǒ jì, què yào xún ge dà fúqì de, chéngshòu dé qǐ, fāng hǎo yǔ tā zuòwèi. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

造化小兒 / 造化小儿
造化弄人

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (造化):

→ Japanese: 造(ぞう)化(か) (zōka)
→ Korean: 조화(造化) (johwa)
→ Vietnamese: tạo hoá (造化)

Etymology

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Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zàohua

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ faa³
Eastern Min (BUC): cô̤-*huá
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chō-hòa

(Teochew, Peng'im): zao⁶ huê³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zàohua
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zàohuå
  - Wade–Giles: tsao⁴-hua⁵
  - Yale: dzàu-hwa
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaw.hua
  - Palladius: цзаохуа (czaoxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou⁶ faa³
  - Yale: jouh fa
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ faa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ fa³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² faː³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cô̤-*huá
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡so²⁴²⁻⁵³ huɑ²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō-hòa
  - Tâi-lô: tsō-huà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoixhoax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡so²²⁻²¹ hua²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡so³³⁻¹¹ hua¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ³³⁻²¹ hua²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zao⁶ huê³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsău huè
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sau³⁵⁻¹¹ hue²¹³/

Noun

造化

good luck
- 寶玉果然是有造化的，能彀得他長長遠遠的伏侍他一輩子，也就罷了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  宝玉果然是有造化的，能彀得他长长远远的伏侍他一辈子，也就罢了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE
  Bǎoyù guǒrán shì yǒu zàohuà de, néng gòu dé tā chángcháng yuǎnyuǎn de fúshì tā yībèizǐ, yě jiù bàle. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 你說官府捉不得人，是我們中國人的造化嗎？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  你说官府捉不得人，是我们中国人的造化吗？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: 《文明小史》第二六回
  Nǐ shuō guānfǔ zhuō bùdé rén, shì wǒmen Zhōngguórén de zàohuà ma? [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

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好字運 / 好字运 (Hokkien)
好彩 (Hakka, obsolete or Cantonese)
好運 / 好运 (hǎoyùn)
幸運 / 幸运 (xìngyùn)
機緣 / 机缘 (jīyuán)
福 (fú) (literary, or in compounds)
福分 (fúfèn)
福氣 / 福气
福澤 / 福泽 (fúzé)
福祉 (fúzhǐ) (literary)
福祚 (fúzuò) (literary)
福運 / 福运 (Hokkien)

Derived terms

福大命大造化大 (fú dà mìng dà zàohua dà)

Adverb

造化

(Eastern Min) fortunately; luckily

Synonyms

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佳哉 (Hokkien)
多虧 / 多亏 (duōkuī)
好代得 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
好佳哉 (Hokkien)
好值得 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
好在 (hǎozài)
好彩 (Cantonese, Hakka)
好得 (Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew)
好是 (hǎoshì) (formal)
好路 (Xiamen Hokkien)
幸好 (xìnghǎo)
幸而 (xìng'ér)
幸虧 / 幸亏 (xìngkuī)
得虧 / 得亏 (děikuī) (dialectal)
打幫 / 打帮 (Hakka)
搭幫 / 搭帮 (Hengyang Xiang)
虧 / 亏 (kuī)
虧得 / 亏得 (kuīde)

References

“造化”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
造	化
ぞう Grade: 5	か Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

造(ぞう)化(か) • (zōka)

nature, the natural world

Korean

Hanja in this term
造	化

Noun

造化 • (johwa) (hangeul 조화)

hanja form^? of 조화 (“creation”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
造	化

Noun

造化

chữ Hán form of tạo hoá (“The Creator; nature”)