biàn

to change; to become different; to transform

Character data

Radical ⾔ (149.16)
Strokes 23
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

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

Words containing 變

Word Meaning
turn pale with fear; be scared stiff
(lit. and fig.) chameleon
to sour; to turn sour; to curdle
drag queen
tone sandhi; modified tone; (music) to change key
capo
to sell off (one's property)
(of food) to go bad; to deteriorate; to degenerate
metamorphism (geology)
metamorphic rock (geology)
to soften
to act differently in different situations
to shift gear; to change speed; variable-speed
to change gear
gearbox; gear; speed changer
gear lever; stick shift
transmission; gearbox
to alter; to modify; to mutilate (of documents)
illegally modified or altered currency
to change lanes
changes; vicissitudes
to disfigure
variable (math.)
rheostat (variable resistor)
power transformation