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变

biàn

HSK 3 Character Traditional 變

What 变 means

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

Example sentences

• 鱼变味了。
  The fish has gone bad.
• 雨变小了。
  The rain is letting up.
• 我在变老。
  I'm getting old.
• 她变胖了。
  She has gained weight.
• 你变胖了。
  You've grown fat.
• 它变糟了。
  It just gets worse.

Words starting with 变

• 变成biàn chéngto change into; to turn into; to become
• 变化biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
• 变迁biàn qiānchanges; vicissitudes
• 变质biàn zhìto degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism
• 变故biàn gùan unforeseen event; accident; misfortune
• 变动biàn dòngto change; to fluctuate; change
• 变态biàn tàito metamorphose (biology); abnormal; perverted
• 变革biàn géto transform; to change
• 变为biàn wéito change into
• 变形biàn xíngto become deformed; to change shape; to morph
• 变更biàn gēngto change; to alter; to modify
• 变换biàn huànto transform; to convert; to vary
• 变量biàn liàngvariable (math.)
• 变异biàn yìvariation
• 变幻biàn huànto change irregularly; to fluctuate
• 变相biàn xiàngin disguised form; covert
• 变色biàn sèto change color; to discolor; to change countenance
• 变性biàn xìngto denature; denaturation; to have a sex change
• 变脸biàn liǎnto turn hostile suddenly; face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of…
• 变数biàn shùvariable factor; uncertainties; (math) a variable
• 变卖biàn màito sell off (one's property)
• 变压器biàn yā qìtransformer
• 变本加厉biàn běn jiā lìlit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)…
• 变法biàn fǎto change the laws; political reform; unconventional method

Words containing 变

• 改变gǎi biànto change; to alter; to transform
• 转变zhuǎn biànto change; to transform; shift
• 演变yǎn biànto develop; to evolve
• 不变bù biànconstant; unvarying; (math) invariant
• 事变shì biànincident; unforeseen event; events (in general)
• 多变duō biànfickle; (math) multivariate
• 可变kě biànvariable
• 政变zhèng biàncoup d'état
• 应变yìng biànto meet a contingency; to adapt oneself to changes
• 蜕变tuì biànto transform; to morph; to degenerate
• 一成不变yī chéng bù biàn(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone
• 突变tū biànsudden change; mutation
• 病变bìng biànpathological changes; lesion; diseased (kidney, cornea etc)
• 巨变jù biàngreat changes
• 摇身一变yáo shēn yī biànto change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life
• 叛变pàn biànto defect; to betray; to mutiny
• 千变万化qiān biàn wàn huàcountless changes; constant permutation
• 渐变jiàn biàngradual change; (graphic design) gradient
• 质变zhì biànqualitative change; fundamental change
• 随机应变suí jī yìng biànto change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic
• 瞬息万变shùn xī wàn biànin an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
• 量变liàng biànquantitative change
• 善变shàn biànfickle; mercurial; changeable
• 风云变幻fēng yún biàn huànchangeable situation (idiom)

Characters that look like 变

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 受shòuto receive; to accept; to suffer
• 室shìroom; work unit; grave
• 竖shùto erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
• 奕yìabundant; graceful
• 瓮wèngpottery container for water, wine etc
• 叟sǒuold gentleman; old man

Sounds the same

Read biàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 便plain; informal; suitable
• 遍everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time
• 辩to dispute; to debate; to argue
• 辨to distinguish; to recognize
• 辫a braid or queue; to plait
• 卞hurried
• 汴name of a river in Henan; Henan
• 弁(old) cap (garment); military officer of low rank (in former times); preceding
• 苄benzyl (chemistry)
• 抃to applaud
• 昪(literary) (of sunlight) bright; (literary) happy; delighted (old variant of 忭
• 汳name of an ancient river in Henan