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Chinese symbol for “variation”

变异
biàn yì
Traditional: 變異
variation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for variation is 变异 (biàn yì), defined as: variation.

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

变 biàn
to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes
异 yì
different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising
radical 55 ⼶ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “variation”

WordPinyinMeaning
变奏 (變奏)biàn zòuvariation
变奏曲 (變奏曲)biàn zòu qǔvariation (music)
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
变分 (變分)biàn fēnvariation (calculus); deformation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 变异.

WordPinyinMeaning
改变 (改變)gǎi biànto change; to alter
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
变成 (變成)biàn chéngto change into; to turn into
变得 (變得)biàn deto become
转变 (轉變)zhuǎn biànto change; to transform
变态 (變態)biàn tàito metamorphose (biology); abnormal
差异 (差異)chā yìdifference; discrepancy
异常 (異常)yì chángunusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally

See also: Japanese symbol for “variation”.

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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