# 화

| 화 | U+D654, &#54868; HANGUL SYLLABLE HWA |
| Composition: | ㅎ + ㅘ |
| ← 홓 [U+D653] | Hangul Syllables | 확 → [U+D655] |
화확홖홗환홙홚 홛활홝홞홟홠홡 홢홣홤홥홦홧홨 황홪홫홬홭홮홯 :
| 호 ← | → 홰 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 火 (“fire”), from the Middle Korean reading 화〯 (Yale: hwǎ).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ɸwa̠(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

화 • (hwa) (hanja 火)
* anger; rage
    그 여자는 왜 화가 났습니까? ― geu yeoja-neun wae hwaga natseumnikka? ― Why was she angry?
* Short for 화요일(火曜日) (hwayoil, “Tuesday”).

##### Derived terms

* 화(火)나다 (hwanada)
* 화(火)내다 (hwanaeda)
* See the hanja entry at 火 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (火, hwa).

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 禍, from the Middle Korean reading 화〯 (Yale: hwǎ).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ɸwa̠(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

화 • (hwa) (hanja 禍)
* disaster; misfortune
    화를 부르다 ― hwa-reul bureuda ― to ask for trouble

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 禍 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (禍, hwa).

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 和, from the Middle Korean reading 화 (Yale: hwà).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ɸwa̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [화]

#### Noun

화 • (hwa) (hanja 和)
* (formal) harmony; peace

##### Derived terms

* 화(和)하다 (hwahada)
* See the hanja entry at 和 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (和, hwa).

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 化.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ɸwa̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [화]

#### Suffix

—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 化)
* -ization; -ification
    서양화 (西洋化) ― Westernization
    세계화 (世界化) ― globalization
    발칸화 (발칸化) ― Balkanhwa ― Balkanization

##### Derived terms

* 화(化)하다 (hwahada)
* See the hanja entry at 化 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (化, hwa).

### Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 畫.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ɸwa̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [화]

#### Suffix

—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 畫/畵)
* genre or style of painting
    서양화 (西洋畫) ― Western painting
    수채화 (水彩畫) ― watercolour (lit. watercolour painting)
    풍경화 (風景畫) ― landscape painting

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 畫 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (畫, hwa).

### Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 靴.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ɸwa̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [화]

#### Suffix

—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 靴)
* type of shoe
    축구화 (蹴球靴) ― soccer cleats
    런닝화 (런닝靴) ― reonninghwa ― running shoes

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 靴 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (靴, hwa).

### Etymology 7

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

화 • (hwa)
* 火: fire
    (MC reading: 火 (MC xwaX))
* 花: flower
    (MC reading: 花 (MC xwae))
* 華: China
    (MC reading: 華 (MC hwae|xwae|hwaeH))
* 話: talk; episode (in a book, series, etc.)
    (MC reading: 話 (MC hwaejH))
* 畫: picture
    (MC reading: 畫 (MC hweaH|hweak))
* 化: transformation
    (MC reading: 化 (MC xwaeH))
* 和: harmony
    (MC reading: 和 (MC hwa|hwaH))
* 靴: shoe
    (MC reading: 靴 (MC xjwa))