羽化 yǔ huà

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

羽 yǔ
HSK 4
feather, plume; wings; rad. 124
化 huà
HSK 3
change, convert, reform; -ize