化 (huā)

variant of 花[hua1]

HSK 3.1 level 3
4 strokes

Etymology

Pictograph of a right-side up person (亻) and an upside-down person (𠤎), depicting the meaning "turn around" or "transform".

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“化，教行也。从，从人，亦聲。”

Components

亻 (iconic) — 亻 is a component form of 人.
𠤎 (iconic) — Depicts an upside-down person.