变
biànTraditional: 变
#1042 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to change, to become, to transform
Word origin
The simplified form of 變. The full character combined a phonetic upper element with 攵 (the action radical, a hand holding a stick), conveying the idea of acting on something to alter it, hence to change or transform.
- Origin
- phono-semantic
- Root
- 变 (biàn), simplified from 變: phonetic element + 攵 (action radical)
Stroke order
变
Examples
。
The weather has turned cold.
。
He has changed a lot.
。
Everything is changing.
座。
This city has become more beautiful.
兔。
The magician produced a rabbit.
变 (biàn) means to change, to become, to transform. It is a verb for something turning into a different state.
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 变.
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