換 (huàn)

to change; to exchange

How 換 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
扌 — hand
Traditional
換
Simplified
换

Components

  • 扌 hand
  • ⺈ knife
  • 冂 upside down box
  • 八 eight/divide
  • 大 big

Common words using 換

切換 qiēhuàn
to switch over; to switch modes or data streams; to cut (to a new scene)
互換 hùhuàn
to exchange
交換 jiāohuàn
to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom)
兌換 duìhuàn
to convert; to exchange
換乘 huànchéng
to change train (plane, bus etc); transfer between modes of transport
換取 huànqǔ
to give sth and get sth in return
更換 gēnghuàn
to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
替換 tìhuàn
to exchange; to replace; to substitute for
變換 biànhuàn
to transform; to convert; to vary
輪換 lúnhuàn
duty roster
轉換 zhuǎnhuàn
to transform; to change; to convert
交換機 jiāohuànjī
switch (telecommunications)

換 in a sentence

我要去銀行換一點美金。

Wǒ yào qù yínháng huàn yìdiǎn Měijīn.

“I need to go to the bank to exchange some US dollars.”

How common is 換?

換 is the 822nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 85.8% of all running text.

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