Read Edit View history Discussion 变 biàn HSK2 change Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 變. Phonosemantic compound. 夂 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas biàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 變 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 变 Simp strokes 变 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the 夂 component in the traditional character 變. 夂 is a component form of 止. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 变 Simp strokes 变 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 变 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 438, 831 ], [ 517, 795 ], [ 535, 781 ], [ 554, 753 ] ], [ [ 213, 645 ], [ 260, 636 ], [ 492, 675 ], [ 737, 700 ], [ 778, 695 ], [ 816, 682 ] ], [ [ 390, 636 ], [ 419, 614 ], [ 419, 517 ], [ 406, 430 ], [ 411, 392 ] ], [ [ 571, 654 ], [ 594, 634 ], [ 591, 473 ], [ 599, 400 ] ], [ [ 299, 563 ], [ 272, 490 ], [ 214, 392 ] ], [ [ 665, 568 ], [ 737, 532 ], [ 794, 495 ], [ 830, 443 ] ], [ [ 311, 310 ], [ 364, 304 ], [ 425, 310 ], [ 562, 340 ], [ 600, 338 ], [ 630, 322 ], [ 618, 284 ], [ 574, 198 ], [ 533, 144 ], [ 479, 95 ], [ 418, 59 ], [ 358, 34 ], [ 286, 14 ], [ 206, 5 ] ], [ [ 362, 244 ], [ 421, 219 ], [ 586, 75 ], [ 687, 14 ], [ 718, 2 ], [ 799, -6 ], [ 903, -6 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 441 842 Q 429 842 427 835 Q 424 826 435 817 Q 513 745 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693 337 Q 680 352 647 367 Q 623 379 546 353 Q 444 328 325 321 Q 309 320 303 312 Q 299 305 319 295 Q 359 277 416 292 Q 546 323 568 319 Q 589 318 584 295 Q 559 217 515 163 L 487 134 Q 402 53 206 12 Q 190 9 202 -1 Q 209 -5 266 -3 Q 338 1 420 36 Q 478 61 524 98 L 557 131 Z", "M 524 98 Q 663 -41 712 -43 Q 784 -43 875 -22 Q 912 -15 908 -4 Q 907 0 869 10 Q 656 58 583 113 Q 570 122 557 131 L 515 163 Q 484 188 451 218 Q 411 255 376 252 Q 358 252 356 246 Q 355 239 370 230 Q 409 209 487 134 L 524 98 Z" ] } 8 strokes 变 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 438, 831 ], [ 517, 795 ], [ 535, 781 ], [ 554, 753 ] ], [ [ 213, 645 ], [ 260, 636 ], [ 492, 675 ], [ 737, 700 ], [ 778, 695 ], [ 816, 682 ] ], [ [ 390, 636 ], [ 419, 614 ], [ 419, 517 ], [ 406, 430 ], [ 411, 392 ] ], [ [ 571, 654 ], [ 594, 634 ], [ 591, 473 ], [ 599, 400 ] ], [ [ 299, 563 ], [ 272, 490 ], [ 214, 392 ] ], [ [ 665, 568 ], [ 737, 532 ], [ 794, 495 ], [ 830, 443 ] ], [ [ 311, 310 ], [ 364, 304 ], [ 425, 310 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422 199 390 Q 203 371 225 381 Q 283 417 305 508 Q 314 539 310 563 Q 306 572 301 574 Q 292 574 287 566 Z", "M 668 549 Q 726 509 798 447 Q 816 431 830 428 Q 839 428 845 439 Q 855 452 837 492 Q 819 543 669 577 Q 666 578 665 578 Q 655 582 655 570 Q 656 557 668 549 Z", "M 557 131 Q 602 183 642 258 Q 660 288 683 305 Q 705 321 693 337 Q 680 352 647 367 Q 623 379 546 353 Q 444 328 325 321 Q 309 320 303 312 Q 299 305 319 295 Q 359 277 416 292 Q 546 323 568 319 Q 589 318 584 295 Q 559 217 515 163 L 487 134 Q 402 53 206 12 Q 190 9 202 -1 Q 209 -5 266 -3 Q 338 1 420 36 Q 478 61 524 98 L 557 131 Z", "M 524 98 Q 663 -41 712 -43 Q 784 -43 875 -22 Q 912 -15 908 -4 Q 907 0 869 10 Q 656 58 583 113 Q 570 122 557 131 L 515 163 Q 484 188 451 218 Q 411 255 376 252 Q 358 252 356 246 Q 355 239 370 230 Q 409 209 487 134 L 524 98 Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source 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