HSK 2 · Change

变成

biàn chéng

to turn into

Stroke order of 变成

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

变 · 8 strokes 成 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

Change (变) into being complete (成): turn into.

Parts: 变 change + 成 become

The characters in 变成

变 biàn — to change; to become (8 strokes)
成 chéng — to become; to succeed (6 strokes)

Example sentence

水变成了冰。

The water turned into ice.

Words with 变

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

Words with 成

成绩grade; result 成to become; to succeed 成为to become 完成to complete 组成to form; to make up 成员member 成熟mature; ripe 形成to form 成长to grow up 成功success; to succeed 成果result; achievement 成就achievement 建成to complete (building)成立to found; to establish 造成to cause

More words: Change

变to change; to become 成to become; to succeed 成为to become 改to change; to correct 改变to change 换to change; to exchange 出现to appear 实现to achieve; to realise 完成to complete 完to finish; finished 做到to achieve; to manage to do 取得to obtain; to achieve 组成to form; to make up 忽然suddenly

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