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  wun6   jyutping
  huan4   pinyin
[v] change; exchange; substitute; alter

Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
換 / 换

This word has been viewed 13415 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Jul 2009 13:49

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detail  wun6 saam1   = to change clothes
detail  goi2 wun6  gai3 huan4 = change; switch
detail  wun6 bo1   = change gear
detail  wun6 cin4*2  huan4 qian2 = to exchange currency
detail  bin3 wun6  bian4 huan4 = to vary; to alternate; to convert
detail  zyun2 wun6  zhuan3 huan4 = to transform; to change; to convert
detail  mat6 wun6 sing1 ji4  wu4 huan4 xing1 yi2 = things change with the passing of time
detail  gaau1 wun6  jiao1 huan4 = to exchange; to switch; to swap; [n] exchange
detail 調  diu6 wun6  diao4 huan4 = to change places; to exchange; to change
detail  deoi3 wun6  dui4 huan4 = to convert; to exchange
detail  tai3 wun6  ti2 huan4 = to exchange; to interchange; to replace
detail  wun6 ceoi2  huan4 qu3 = give something and get something in return
detail  gang1 wun6  geng1 huan4 = replace
detail  wun6 tip3*2   = be sworn brothers by exchange of papers bearing name, surname, year of birth, horoscope, etc.
detail  bat1 dang2 gaa3 gaau1 wun6  bu4 deng3 jia4 jiao1 huan4 = exchange of unequal values
detail  wu6 wun6  hu4 huan4 = to exchange
detail  gaau1 wun6 hei3  jiao1 huan4 qi4 = (telecom or network) switch
detail  gaau1 wun6 gei6 seot6  jiao1 huan4 ji4 shu4 = switching technology
detail  gaau1 wun6 gei1  jiao1 huan4 ji1 = switch (telecommunications)
detail  gaau1 wun6 dyun1  jiao1 huan4 duan1 = switched port
detail  gaau1 wun6 mong5 lou6  jiao1 huan4 wang3 lu4 = switched network
detail  bin3 wun6 cit3 bei6  bian4 huan4 she4 bei4 = converter; conversion device
detail  lei4 zi2 gaau1 wun6  li2 zi3 jiao1 huan4 = ion exchange
detail  gaau1 wun6 cing4 bou3   = exchange intelligence/the sharing of intelligence
detail  gaau1 wun6 zin3 fu1  jiao1 huan4 zhan4 fu2 = exchange of prisoners of war
detail  wun6 baan1   = a change in leadership; a Changing of the Guard
detail  cit3 wun6  che4 huan4 = recall; dismiss and replace
detail  wun6 zi3  huan4 zhi4 = displace
detail  wun6 kau3   = conditionally buy (spend X, get Y at discount)
detail  zi6 jau4 deoi3 wun6  zi4 you2 dui4 huan4 = [finance] convertibility
detail  zyun2 wun6 hei3   = converter
detail  wun6 leng5   = to renew
detail  wun6 fong4*2   = change room
detail  dou3 wun6  dao3 huan4 = rotate; take turns; rearrange (sequence, order, etc.); replace
detail  deoi3 wun6 leot6*2   = exchange rate, conversion rate
detail  wun6 geoi3 waa6 syut3  huan4 ju4 hua4 shuo1 = in other words
detail  wun6 geoi3 waa6 gong2  huan4 ju4 hua4 jiang3 = in other words
detail  zaau2 wun6  zhao3 huan4 = money change
detail  wun6 waa6*2   = to change into a new movie for showing; to change a boyfriend/girlfriend
detail  wun6 sing3 ze2  huan4 xing4 zhe3 = a transsexual
detail  jyu5 jin4 gaau1 wun6  yu3 yan2 jiao1 huan4 = language exchange
detail  gaau1 wun6 saang1   = an exchange student
detail  zi3 wun6  zhi4 huan4 = permutation
detail  wun6 zyun3   = to exchange; to swap
detail  wun6 waa6*2 faai3 gwo3 daa2 zam1  huan4 hua4 kuai4 guo4 da3 zhen1 = be quick to make new girlfriends
detail  wun6 pin3*2  huan4 pian4 = change diapers
detail  cit3 wun6  qie1 huan4 = to switch over
detail  goi2 ciu4 wun6 doi6  gai3 chao2 huan4 dai4 = change of dynasty or leadership
detail  gaau1 wun6 doi6 sou3  jiao1 huan4 dai4 shu4 = (math.) a commutative algebra
detail  gaau1 wun6 doi6 sou3 hok6  jiao1 huan4 dai4 shu4 xue2 = (math.) commutative algebra
detail  gaau1 wun6 ji5 taai3 mong5 lok3  jiao1 huan4 yi3 tai4 wang3 luo4 = switched Ethernet
detail  gaau1 wun6 heoi1 din6 lou6  jiao1 huan4 xu1 dian4 lu4 = Switched Virtual Circuit (SVC)
detail  gung1 jung6 gaau1 wun6 din6 waa6*2 mong5  gong1 yong4 jiao1 huan4 dian4 hua4 wang3 = public switched telephone network (PSTN)
detail  gung1 gung6 gaau1 wun6 din6 waa6*2 mong5 lou6  gong1 gong4 jiao1 huan4 dian4 hua4 wang3 lu4 = public switched telephone network (PSTN)
detail  tou4 zoeng6 wu6 wun6 gaak3 sik1  tu2 xiang4 hu4 huan4 ge2 shi4 = graphic interchange format (GIF)
detail  doi6 wun6 faat3  dai4 huan4 fa3 = [math] method of substitution
detail  wun6 jyun4 faat3  huan4 yuan2 fa3 = [math.] method of substitution
detail  nang4 loeng6 bin3 wun6 hei3  neng2 liang4 bian4 huan4 qi4 = [phys.] energy converter
detail  nang4 loeng6 zyun2 /zyun3 wun6  neng2 liang4 zhuan3 huan4 = [phys.] energy change
detail  mei5 gwok3 zi1 seon3 gaau1 wun6 biu1 zeon2 maa5  mei3 guo2 zi1 xun4 jiao1 huan4 biao1 zhun3 ma3 = ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange
detail  on1 cyun4 jyu5 gaau1 wun6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2  an1 quan2 yu3 jiao1 huan4 wei3 yuan2 hui4 = Securities and Exchange Communication (SEC)

Showing all 5 examples containing 換
detail 買滿$30可以優惠價$5換購汽水
Spend over $30, can get a bottle of soft drink for $5
detail audio 唔要$5朱古力?
Do you want to pay $5 to get a chocolate?
[note the absent character 購 from 換購]
detail audio 唔要$5換購朱古力?
Do you want to pay $5 to get a chocolate?
detail 反而𣲷
The newly changed door lock is unexpectedly not as smooth as the old one.
detail audio 偷𥊙換衫
Secretly peeped at her while she was changing clothes.

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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