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title: "Laohua Meaning: 老化 (lǎohuà) Means “to age”"
description: "老化 (lǎohuà) means “to age; aging”. Hear its tones, see what 老 and 化 each mean."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laohua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 老化 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

老化 lǎohuà

## to age; aging

## It can also mean

- to become obsolete

## Its characters

1. 老 lǎo old
2. 化 huà to change

## In a sentence

[See 老化 in use](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%80%81%E5%8C%96)

## More words with 老 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)
- [古老 gǔlǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gulao)
- [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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