Chinese symbol for “vary”
变化
biàn huà
Traditional: 變化
(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for vary is 变化 (biàn huà), defined as: (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; 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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “vary”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 变 (變) | biàn | to change; to become different |
| 变换 (變換) | biàn huàn | to transform; to convert |
| 不一 | bù yī | to vary; to differ |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 变化.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 改变 (改變) | gǎi biàn | to change; to alter |
| 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) |
| 化学 (化學) | huà xué | chemistry; chemical |
See also: Japanese symbol for “vary”.
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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