化身 huàshēn incarnation
incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification
How to remember 化身: 化 change + 身 body = incarnation.
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How it is used
- An embodiment/incarnation of an idea - 他是正义的化身 (tā shì zhèngyì de huàshēn) he is the embodiment of justice.
- Also 'avatar / alternate form': 化身为… turn into.
- Literary/figurative; personifies an abstract quality in a person or thing.