Chinese symbol for “changes”

变迁

biàn qiān

Traditional: 變遷

changes; vicissitudes

The closest CC-CEDICT match for changes is 变迁 (biàn qiān), defined as: changes; vicissitudes.

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Characters and stroke order

变 biàn

to change, to transform, to alter; rebel

radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes

迁 qiān

to shift, to move; to transfer, to change

radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 变迁.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
改变 (改變)	gǎi biàn	to change; to alter
变化 (變化)	biàn huà	(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
变成 (變成)	biàn chéng	to change into; to turn into
变得 (變得)	biàn de	to become
转变 (轉變)	zhuǎn biàn	to change; to transform
变态 (變態)	biàn tài	to metamorphose (biology); abnormal
迁移 (遷移)	qiān yí	to migrate; to move
拆迁 (拆遷)	chāi qiān	to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

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