變
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biàn · to change, to transform, to alter

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23Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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言Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 變

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Example sentences

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Tā biàn mài le tā suǒ yǒu de jiā chǎn.他變賣了他所有的家產。

He sold all that he owned.

Source: Tatoeba #12059097 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jì bú fù yǒu, yě bù xiǎng biàn dé fù yǒu.我既不富有,也不想變得富有。

I am not rich, nor do I wish to be.

Source: Tatoeba #10362599 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǐ jīng biàn dé hǎo duō le.我已經變得好多了。

I've gotten better.

Source: Tatoeba #819455 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào gǎi biàn nǐ de xīn yì.不要改變你的心意。

Don't change your mind.

Source: Tatoeba #872102 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de dāo biàn dùn le.我的刀變鈍了。

My knife has become dull.

Source: Tatoeba #13540022 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā kàn lái měi tiān dōu zài biàn shòu.他看來每天都在變瘦。

He seemed to be getting thinner every day.

Source: Tatoeba #5624905 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 變 in context

  1. Say biàn, then recall the core meaning: to change, to transform, to alter.
  2. Write all 23 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 變 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.