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Chinese symbol for “mutation”

突变
tū biàn
Traditional: 突變
sudden change; mutation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mutation is 突变 (tū biàn), defined as: sudden change; mutation.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

突 tū
sudden, abrupt, unexpected
radical 116 ⽳ · 9 strokes
变 biàn
to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mutation”

WordPinyinMeaning
变种 (變種)biàn zhǒng(biology) a mutation; a variety; a variant; a variety

Related words

Other words that share a character with 突变.

WordPinyinMeaning
突然tū ránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
冲突 (衝突)chōng tūconflict; to conflict
突破tū pòto break through; to make a breakthrough
突出tū chūprominent; outstanding
突击 (突擊)tū jīsudden and violent attack; assault
突发 (突發)tū fāto occur suddenly
改变 (改變)gǎi biànto change; to alter
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation

See also: Japanese symbol for “mutation”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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