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title: "Jinghua Meaning: 净化 (to purify) or 精华 (essence)?"
description: "净化 (traditional 淨化, jìnghuà) means “to purify; to cleanse”. Not the jinghua you heard? See 精华. Hear its tones, see what 净 and 化 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinghua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 净化 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

净化 jìnghuà

## to purify; to cleanse

## Its characters

1. 净 jìng clean
2. 化 huà to change

## In a sentence

这些植物可以净化空气。 These plants can purify the air.

[More about 净化](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%87%80%E5%8C%96)

## Other words said jinghua

- [精华jīnghuáessence](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%B2%BE%E5%8D%8E)

## More words with 净 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)
- [孵化 fūhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuhua)
- [干净 gānjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganjing)
- [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)

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