| 硬化 | yìng huà | to harden / (medicine) sclerosis / (fig.) to become inflexible in one's opinions / to ossify | ![]() |
| 固化 | gù huà | to solidify / to harden / (fig.) to make permanent / to become fixed | ![]() |
| 狠 | hěn | ruthless / fierce / ferocious / determined / resolute / to harden (one's heart) / old variant of 很[hen3] | ![]() |
| 垮脸 | kuǎ liǎn | (of the face) to harden / to sag | ![]() |
