산화

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [산화]

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [산화]

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

• 산화제 (酸化劑, sanhwaje, “oxidizing agent”)
• 산화하다 (酸化—, sanhwahada, “oxidize”)

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [산화]

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