biàn

to change; to become different; to transform

HSK 3 #225

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 225th character
Radical ⼜ (29.6)
Strokes 8
Index # 1204
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

变 biàn
  1. 1. to change
  2. 2. to become different
  3. 3. to transform
  4. 4. to vary
  5. 5. rebellion

Stroke order

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Words containing 变

Word Meaning
converter; conversion device
Tang Buddhist storytelling prose and verse
variable star
warming; changing to become warmer
to darken
case change (in grammar)
erhua variant of biàn yàng
to try by all available methods
to come to life (by magic)
poikilothermal (cold-blooded) animal
troposphere; lower atmosphere
(photography) zoom; (optics) to adjust the focus
(photography) focus ring
zoom lens
sudden trouble close by; crisis at hand
to sell one's estate
variant Creutzfeldt-Jacobs disease, vCJD
variant; variant strain (of virus)
to stiffen
to redden
voice change (at puberty)
turn pale with fear; be scared stiff
to sour; to turn sour; to curdle
drag queen
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