改 gǎi
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 己 self, oneself 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
改变
gǎibiàn
to change
Characters in this word
变 biàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 亦 also, too 又 and, also, again, in addition
Example phrases
- 生活改变了。 Shēng huó gǎi biàn le. Life has changed.
- 他改变很多。 Tā gǎi biàn hěn duō. He has changed a lot.
- 这会改变吗？ Zhè huì gǎi biàn ma? Will this change?
Related words
- 改 gǎi to change; to correct
- 改进 gǎijìn to improve
- 改造 gǎizào to rebuild; to transform
- 修改 xiūgǎi to revise; to correct
- 改善 gǎishàn to improve
- 改正 gǎizhèng to correct
- 改革 gǎigé reform
- 变 biàn to change; to become
- 变成 biànchéng to turn into; to become
- 变化 biànhuà change
- 变为 biànwéi to turn into
- 转变 zhuǎnbiàn to change; change