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

HSK 6

这部影片被认为有伤风化，遭到禁播。

Zhè bù yǐngpiān bèi rènwéi yǒushāng-fēnghuà, zāodào jìn bō.

This film was deemed offensive to public decency and was banned from broadcast.

HSK 7-9

这块岩石经过长年风化，表面已经很粗糙。

Zhè kuài yánshí jīngguò chángnián fēnghuà, biǎomiàn yǐjīng hěn cūcāo.

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

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