huàn

change

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

is a component form of .

奐 sound component

  Sound component

huàn

  

be numerous

Evolution

換 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
換 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
換 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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huàn

change, exchange; substitute; to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)

Most common words with 換
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to exchange

交换

to exchange

转换

to change

更换

to replace (a worn-out tire etc)

变换

to transform