风化

風化
fēnghuà
verb #28,023

Meanings

  1. 1 to weather (rock)
  2. 2 wind erosion
  3. 3 public decency; social morals

Examples

Zhè kuài yánshí jīngguò chánnián fēnghuà, biǎomiàn yǐjīng hěn cūcāo.
After years of weathering, the surface of this rock has become very rough.
Zhè bù yǐngpiān bèi rènwéi yǒushāng fēnghuà, zāodào jìn bō.
This film was deemed offensive to public decency and was banned from broadcast.

Tips

usage
风化 has two distinct meanings: (1) geological weathering/erosion of rocks; (2) social customs and public morality (often in the phrase 风化 — 'harmful to public morals'). Context determines which sense is intended.

Stroke Order

fēng
huà