變 (bin3 | bian4) : change; alter; accident; uncommon

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變

bin3

bian4

[1] [v] change; transform; alter [2] [v] change; become different [3] [v] turn into; become [4] extraordinarily; uncommon [5] [n] accident; misfortune; tragedy; upheaval; disturbance; unexpected turn of events [6] changeable

Stroke count: 23

Level: 3

Radical: (#149)

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

變 / 变

Don't confuse with:
彎灣戀孌燮

This word has been viewed 16709 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 08:21

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三人一條心，黃土變成金 saam1 jan4 jat1 tiu4 sam1 wong4 tou2 bin3 sing4 gam1 san1 ren2 yi4 tiao2 xin1 huang2 tu3 bian4 cheng2 jin1 = Three men of one heart can transform yellow earth into gold

不變 bat1 bin3 bu4*2 bian4 = unchanging, constant

變心 bin3 sam1 bian4 xin1 = cease to be faithful

變賣 bin3 maai6 bian4 mai4 = to sell off (one's property)

大改變 daai6 goi2 bin3 = about-face

演變 jin2 bin3 yan3 bian4 = to evolve; evolution

改變 goi2 bin3 gai3 bian4 = to change

變成 bin3 sing4 bian4 cheng2 = to become; to transform into

變化 bin3 faa3 bian4 hua4 = to transform; transformation

變態 bin3 taai3 bian4 tai4 = perverted; anomalous; abnormal
See all 109 compounds (CantoDict reports 114 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 變

啲麵包變咗形粵
The bread is squashed.
[Lit. the bread change-already shape. 變形 is a verb-noun pair, much like 食飯 or 洗手.]

佢變到我簡直認佢唔出。粵
He had changed so much that I no longer recognized him.
[The two verbs 變 and 認 are each affixed with a verb particle 到 and 唔出 respectively. 到 is a degree particle while 唔出 is a potential particle.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 變
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