漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
換: interchange, period
Also: change, convert, replace, renew
JLPT N212 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 扌hand(meaning)
- 奐(sound)
扌 carries the meaning · 奐 gives the sound
12 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
カンkan · on'yomi · in compounds
- 換気するかんきするventilate
- 換算するかんさんするconvert (calculation)
- 交換するこうかんするexchange [v.t.]
- 変換するへんかんするchange, convert, transform
- 転換期てんかんきturning point, transitional period
- 互換性ごかんせいcompatibility
かえるkaeru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 換えるかえるreplace [v.t.]
- 乗り換えるのりかえるtransfer (bus, trains)
かわるkawaru · kun'yomi
- 換わるかわるtake the place of [v.i.]
Also read -かえる, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side換 interchange · 扌
vs喚 yell · 口In ChineseSimplified 换 · traditional, as in Japanese · huàn
Japan keeps the traditional form 換; mainland China simplifies it to 换.
- Simplified
- 换 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 換 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin huàn most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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