산화
Meanings
Noun
1. synonym of 산불 (sanbul, “mountain fire”)
2. oxidation, oxidization (chemistry)
3. synonym of 산꽃 (sankkot, “mountain flower”)
4. a flower that blooms but does not bear fruit (botany)
5. noble death in battle (figuratively)
6. the scattering of flowers as an offering to the Buddha (Buddhism)
Pronunciation
sanhwa
Examples1
산화(散華)는 꽃다운 목숨이 전장(戰場)에서 죽는 것.
A noble death is dying on the battlefield like a flower.