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title: "Jinhua Meaning: 进化 (jìnhuà) Means “to evolve”"
description: "进化 (traditional 進化, jìnhuà) means “to evolve; evolution”. Hear its tones, see what 进 and 化 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinhua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 进化 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

进化 jìnhuà

## to evolve; evolution

## Its characters

1. 进 jìn to enter
2. 化 huà to change

## In a sentence

鸟类是由恐龙进化而来的。 Birds evolved from dinosaurs.

[More about 进化](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%9B%E5%8C%96)

## More words with 进 or 化

- [变化 biànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianhua)
- [促进 cùjìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cujin)
- [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)
- [改进 gǎijìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaijin)
- [跟进 gēnjìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/genjin)
- [化解 huàjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huajie)
- [化身 huàshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashen)

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