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title: "Fuhua Meaning: 孵化 (fūhuà) Means “to hatch”"
description: "孵化 (fūhuà) means “to hatch; to incubate”. Hear its tones, see what 孵 and 化 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuhua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 孵化 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

孵化 fūhuà

## to hatch; to incubate

## Its characters

1. 孵 fū to hatch
2. 化 huà to change

## In a sentence

小鸡大约二十一天孵化出来。 Chicks hatch in about twenty-one days.

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## More words with 孵 or 化

- [变化 biànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianhua)
- [恶化 èhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ehua)
- [二氧化碳 èryǎng-huàtàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/eryanghuatan)
- [分化 fēnhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenhua)
- [化解 huàjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huajie)
- [化身 huàshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashen)
- [化石 huàshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashi)
- [化学 huàxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaxue)
- [化妆 huàzhuāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huazhuang)
- [简化 jiǎnhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianhua)

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