Chinese symbol for “rebellion”
变
biàn
Traditional: 變
to change; to become different; to transform; to vary
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rebellion is 变 (biàn), defined as: to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “rebellion”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暴动 (暴動) | bào dòng | insurrection; rebellion |
| 暴乱 (暴亂) | bào luàn | riot; rebellion |
| 哗变 (嘩變) | huá biàn | mutiny; rebellion |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 变.
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rebellion”.
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.