HSK 3 · Change & Development

变为

biàn wéi

to become; to turn into

Stroke order of 变为

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

变 · 8 strokes 为 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

Changing (变) into something, shown by a fixed shape (为), means to become.

Parts: 变 change; 为 become, act as

The characters in 变为

变 biàn — to change; to become (8 strokes)
为 wèi — for; for the sake of (4 strokes)

Example sentence

冰变为水了。

The ice turned into water.

Words with 变

变to change; to become 变成to turn into 改变to change 变化change; to change 转变to change; to transform

Words with 为

认为to think; to believe 以为to think (wrongly)为什么why 因为because 为for; for the sake of 成为to become 行为behaviour 为了in order to; for 称为to be called

More words: Change & Development

变化change; to change 转变to change; to transform 化to change into; -ize 现代化modernization 发展to develop; development 发达developed 进步progress; to improve 进展progress; to make progress 进一步further 改进to improve 改造to transform; to rebuild 修改to revise; to modify 调整to adjust 形成to form 成长to grow up 生长to grow

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