How is 变 pronounced?

变 is pronounced “biàn” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 变?

变 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 变?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 变 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 2verb

变

Traditional: 變

biàn

变 (biàn) means “to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character (traditional 變) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

天气变冷了。

Tiānqì biàn lěng le.

The weather has turned cold.

Words containing 变

变化biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation 变故biàn gùan unforeseen event; accident; misfortune 变迁biàn qiānchanges; vicissitudes 变质biàn zhìto degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism 改变gǎi biànto change; to alter; to transform 变成biàn chéngto change into; to turn into; to become 转变zhuǎn biànto change; to transform; shift; transformation 演变yǎn biànto develop; to evolve 变形biàn xíngto become deformed; to change shape; to morph 变动biàn dòngto change; to fluctuate; change; fluctuation 变为biàn wéito change into 变更biàn gēngto change; to alter; to modify

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Frequently asked questions

What does 变 mean?: 变 (biàn) means “to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 变 pronounced?: 变 is pronounced “biàn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 变?: 变 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 变?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 变 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18