Chinese symbol for “fickle”
多变
duō biàn
Traditional: 多變
fickle; (math.) multivariate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fickle is 多变 (duō biàn), defined as: fickle; (math.) multivariate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “fickle”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 善变 (善變) | shàn biàn | fickle; mercurial |
| 水性杨花 (水性楊花) | shuǐ xìng yáng huā | fickle (woman) |
| 薄幸 | bó xìng | fickle; inconstant person |
| 无常 (無常) | wú cháng | variable; changeable |
| 变化无常 (變化無常) | biàn huà wú cháng | (idiom) changeable; fickle |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 多变.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 许多 (許多) | xǔ duō | many; a lot of |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat |
| 多年 | duō nián | many years; for many years |
| 多数 (多數) | duō shù | majority; most |
| 多么 (多麼) | duō me | how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc) |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fickle”.
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