化身

• Pinyin: huà shēn
• Desglose de hanzi: 化 = 亻+ 匕 (transform); 身 = 身 (body)

Significado

Encarnación; personificación.

Used in religious contexts (Buddhist incarnations), literature, and modern usage (digital avatar, persona). Often used to praise someone who perfectly embodies a virtue or ideal.

Ejemplos

1. 人们认为他是智慧与勇气的化身，备受敬仰。
2. 在佛教文化中，菩萨以种种化身渡化众生。
3. 这位设计师将现代美学的精髓完美化身于作品之中。

Guía de uso

Contexto: religion, literature, praise

Tono: elevated

Correcto

• 她是勤劳善良的化身，深受村民爱戴。(She is the embodiment of diligence and kindness, deeply loved by the villagers.)
• 这部小说中的主角是理想主义精神的化身。(The protagonist of this novel is the incarnation of idealism.)

Incorrecto

• 化身 loosely for 'disguise' — use 伪装 or 变装 for disguise; 化身 implies a genuine transformation or true representation

Origen e historia

化 (transform) + 身 (body/self)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal