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Chinese
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to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion |
to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform |
| trad. (變化)
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變
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化
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| simp. (变化)
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变
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化
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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變
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化
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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biàn
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huà
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ pjenH ›
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‹ xwæH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*pro-s/
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/*qʷʰˁ<r>aj-s/
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| English
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change (v.)
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transform
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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變
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化
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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8612
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5327
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Phonetic
component
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化
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Rime
group
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元
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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變
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化
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Old
Chinese
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/*prons/
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/*hŋʷraːls/
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Verb
變化
- (intransitive) to change; to vary
計劃跟不上變化。 [MSC, trad.]
计划跟不上变化。 [MSC, simp.]- Jìhuà gēnbushàng biànhuà.
- No plan can anticipate every possible change.
計劃不如變化快。 [MSC, trad.]
计划不如变化快。 [MSC, simp.]- Jìhuà bùrú biànhuà kuài.
- Change happens faster than plans can be made.
世界上唯一不變的就是變化。 [MSC, trad.]
世界上唯一不变的就是变化。 [MSC, simp.]- Shìjiè shàng wéiyī bùbiàn de jiùshì biànhuà.
- The only constant in the world is change.
在過去幾年裡他的變化很大。 [MSC, trad.]
在过去几年里他的变化很大。 [MSC, simp.]- Zài guòqù jǐ nián lǐ tā de biànhuà hěn dà.
- He has changed a lot over the past few years.
Synonyms
- 改變／改变 (gǎibiàn)
- 變／变 (biàn)
- 變易／变易 (biànyì)
- 變遷／变迁 (biànqiān) (of major, long-term changes)
- 變革／变革 (biàngé) (chiefly of social systems)
- 轉化／转化 (zhuǎnhuà)
- 轉型／转型 (zhuǎnxíng)
- 轉移／转移 (zhuǎnyí) (of a quality, character, etc.)
- 轉變／转变 (zhuǎnbiàn)
- 革變／革变 (gébiàn) (literary)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Noun
變化 • (henka)
- Kyūjitai form of 変化: change; variation
Verb
變化する • (henka suru) suru (stem 變化し (henka shi), past 變化した (henka shita))
- Kyūjitai form of 変化: to change, to vary
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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變化し
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へんかし
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henka shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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變化し
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へんかし
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henka shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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變化する
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へんかする
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henka suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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變化する
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へんかする
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henka suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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變化すれ
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へんかすれ
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henka sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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變化せよ¹
變化しろ²
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へんかせよ¹
へんかしろ²
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henka seyo¹
henka shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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變化される
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へんかされる
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henka sareru
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| Causative
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變化させる
變化さす
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へんかさせる
へんかさす
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henka saseru
henka sasu
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| Potential
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變化できる
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へんかできる
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henka dekiru
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| Volitional
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變化しよう
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へんかしよう
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henka shiyō
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| Negative
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變化しない
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へんかしない
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henka shinai
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| Negative continuative
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變化せず
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へんかせず
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henka sezu
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| Formal
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變化します
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へんかします
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henka shimasu
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| Perfective
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變化した
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へんかした
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henka shita
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| Conjunctive
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變化して
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へんかして
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henka shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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變化すれば
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へんかすれば
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henka sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Korean
Noun
變化 • (byeonhwa) (hangeul 변화)
- hanja form? of 변화 (“change; variation”)
Vietnamese
Verb
變化
- chữ Hán form of biến hóa (“to transform, to evolve”).