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Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "变", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "变", and master the standard way of writing the character "变".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 变
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "变" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion
变 (biàn)
1. Quality, state, or condition that is different from before; change; alteration.
Example: 状况变了。 (The situation has changed.)
2. To transform into.
Example: 沙漠变良田。 (The desert turned into good farmland.)
3. To cause to change.
Example: 变废为宝。 (Turn waste into treasure.)
4. Changeable; altered.
Example: 变数。 (Variable.)
5. To sell off.
Example: 变卖。 (To sell off property.)
6. To be flexible.
Example: 通权达变。 (Be flexible and accommodate to the situation.)
7. Sudden change with significant impact.
Example: 事变。 (Unexpected event.)
8. Referring to change of written form.
Example: 目连变。
9. A surname.
变 (biàn)
- Part of speech: verb
- Original meaning: change, alteration
Character formation: Phonetic-ideographic character, composed of the radical 攵 (pū) and the phonetic component 孌 (luán).
1. Same as original meaning (transform; change).
2. To be flexible.
3. To incite rebellion; revolt.
变 (biàn)
- Part of speech: noun
1. An unexpected turn of events with significant impact.
Example: 变遂发。 (The change has occurred suddenly.)
2. Disaster; unusual natural phenomena.
Example: 变怪。 (Unusual disaster.)