Phonosemantic compound. 夂 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (變)
Simplified (变)
又 Meaning component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Shorthand for the 夂 component in the traditional character 變. 夂 is a component form of 止.
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Similar Characters
变 transform (simp)孌 docile (trad)孿 twins (alt) (trad)巒 pointed (trad)彎 curved (trad)戀 be enamored of (trad)攣 crooked (trad)欒 name of tree (trad)臠 small lump of meat (trad)蠻 barbaric (trad)鑾 bells hung on horse (trad)鸞 fabulous bird (trad)做 make务 affairs (simp)務 tasks (trad/jp)啓 enlighten (trad/jp)啟 enlighten (trad)孜 be as diligent徴 levy (trad/jp)徵 solicit (trad)
Historical Evolution
変
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
変
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
変
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
変
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
変
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
変
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
変
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
変
Regular
Modern
Chinese
变 / 變 [biàn]
to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
Japanese
- strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
- unexpected
- change
- incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; emergency
- flat
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
改变 [gǎibiàn] #451
to change
变成 [biànchéng] #552
to change into
变化 [biànhuà] #1,921
change
变得 [biànde] #1,528
to become
转变 [zhuǎnbiàn] #4,134
to change
变态 [biàntài] #1,912
to metamorphose (biology)
变形 [biànxíng] #6,720
deformation
变动 [biàndòng] #9,452
to change
不变 [bùbiàn] #4,050
constant
病变 [bìngbiàn] #19,754
pathological changes
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