산화

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 山火, from 山 (“mountain”) + 火 (“fire”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sanhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sanhwa
McCune–Reischauer?sanhwa
Yale Romanization?san.hwa

Noun

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 山火)

  1. Synonym of 산불 (sanbul, “mountain fire”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 酸化 (“acidification”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sanhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sanhwa
McCune–Reischauer?sanhwa
Yale Romanization?san.hwa

Noun

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 酸化)

  1. (chemistry) oxidation, oxidization
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 山 (“mountain”) + 花 (“flower”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sanhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sanhwa
McCune–Reischauer?sanhwa
Yale Romanization?san.hwa

Noun

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 山花)

  1. Synonym of 산꽃 (sankkot, “mountain flower”)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 散 (“scattered”) + 花 (“flower”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)nβwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [산(ː)화]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sanhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sanhwa
McCune–Reischauer?sanhwa
Yale Romanization?sān.hwa

Noun

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 散花/散華)

  1. (botany) a flower that blooms but does not bear fruit
  2. (figuratively) noble death in battle
    산화(散華)는 꽃다운 목숨이 전장(戰場)에서 죽는 것. ― Sanhwa-neun kkotdaun moksum-i jeonjang-eseo jungneun geot. ― A noble death is dying on the battlefield like a flower.
  3. (Buddhism) the scattering of flowers as an offering to the Buddha
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