异 化 作 用

yìhuàzuòyòng

catabolism (biology); metabolic breaking down and waste disposal

Traditional 異化作用

Meaning

yìhuàzuòyòngyi4 hua4 zuo4 yong4

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7 strokes

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yì · different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising

Radical 廾 · 6 strokes · Parts 巳廾

Ideographic: Simplified form of 異; a person 共 with a scary face田

huà · to change, to convert, to reform; -ize

Radical 匕 · 4 strokes · Parts 亻匕

zuò · to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform

Radical 亻 · 7 strokes · Parts 亻乍

Ideographic: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation

yòng · to use, to employ, to apply; use

Radical 用 · 5 strokes