變
biàn HSK2

change

变 (變) biàn
change verb
to change, transform, or become different in nature, state, or appearance

几年不见，他的样子变了。

jǐ nián bù jiàn, tā de yàng​zi biàn le.

He has changed since I last saw him a few years ago.

transform verb
to undergo a supernatural transformation or change of form (common in mythological contexts).

孙悟空能够七十二变。

Sūn Wù​kōng néng​gòu qī​shí'èr biàn.

Sun Wukong is capable of seventy-two transformations.

rebellion verb
a rebellion, uprising, or sudden political change or disaster

一旦京城有变，你一定要立刻护送王妃离开。

yī​dàn jīng​chéng yǒu biàn, nǐ yī​dìng yào lì​kè hù​sòng wáng​fēi lí​kāi.

If anything happens in the capital, you must escort the princess out immediately.

Frequency
Character
Written text
225th most common 956.7 per million
Movie subtitles
262nd most common 644.8 per million appears in 93% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
315.4 per million appears in 69% of films
Written text
185.7 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Simplified
变
Strokes
23
Unicode
U+8B8A

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)