羽化 yǔ huà

to die

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 91272nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to die
  2. 2. of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form
  3. 3. (in Daoism) to become immortal
  4. 4. eclosion
  5. 5. to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven
  6. 6. levitation (of Daoist immortal)

Characters

Character Meaning
feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale
to change into; to transform; to make into