春化

chūnhuà

noun

Meanings

1 vernalization (agriculture)
2 the process by which seeds or plants require cold exposure to flower

Characters

to transform; -ize

Examples

HSK 5

春化作用是植物开花前的必要阶段。

Chūnhuà zuòyòng shì zhíwù kāihuā qián de bìyào jiēduàn.

Vernalization is a necessary stage before flowering in many plants.

HSK 7-9

冬小麦必须经过春化才能正常抽穗。

Dōng xiǎomài bìxū jīngguò chūnhuà cáinéng zhèngcháng chōu suì.

Winter wheat must undergo vernalization before it can properly form ears.

Tips

usage

春化 is a botany / agronomy term. The full technical phrase is 春化作用 (chūnhuà zuòyòng, 'vernalization effect'). Outside of biology textbooks the word almost never appears.

Stroke Order

春 chūn

化 huà