Chinese symbol for “changing”

变化多端

biàn huà duō duān

Traditional: 變化多端

changeable; changing; varied; full of changes

The closest CC-CEDICT match for changing is 变化多端 (biàn huà duō duān), defined as: changeable; changing; varied; full of changes.

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Characters and stroke order

变 biàn

to change, to transform, to alter; rebel

radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes

化 huà

to change, to convert, to reform; -ize

radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

多 duō

much, many, multi-; more than, over

radical 36 ⼣ · 6 strokes

端 duān

end, extreme; head; beginning

radical 117 ⽴ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

變 biàn

Related words

Other words that share a character with 变化多端.

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
文化	wén huà	culture; civilization
现代化 (現代化)	xiàn dài huà	modernization; 个 (gè)
许多 (許多)	xǔ duō	many; a lot of
极端 (極端)	jí duān	extreme

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