风化

風化

fēnghuà

verb #28,023

Meanings

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

Characters

wind; custom; manner

to change; to transform

Examples

这块岩石经过长年风化，表面已经很粗糙。

Zhèkuài yánshí jīngguò chángnián fēnghuà, biǎomiàn yǐjīng hěn cūcāo.

After years of weathering, the surface of this rock has become very rough.

这部影片被认为有伤风化，遭到禁播。

Zhèbù yǐngpiān bèi rènwéi yǒushāngfēnghuà, 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 有伤风化 — 'harmful to public morals'). Context determines which sense is intended.

Stroke Order

风 fēng

化 huà