化身 (huà shēn): incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification

In the children's hearts, the old man who came to the school gate every day to sell candied hawthorns was practically the incarnation of a character stepping out of a storybook.

This guide dog is not only its owner's eyes but also the embodiment of patience and loyalty, accompanying him safely across the street no matter the wind or rain.

In that small town, everyone said that the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree was the incarnation of a guardian spirit, and every autumn people would pray under it.

She put on that white long dress and stood in the center of the stage, like the incarnation of the moon goddess, making all the audience hold their breath.

This small noodle shop has been open for thirty years, and the owner gets up at four in the morning every day to simmer the broth; the neighbors all say he is the incarnation of diligence and honesty.