换(huàn)

HSK 210 strokesTrad. 換

to exchange

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Character information

Pinyin
huàn
Meaning
to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
換

Origin & structure

Where 换 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌奂

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 奂 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu奂huàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 换 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 换

Common words using 换 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiāo交huàn换
HSK 4

to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute

Open 交换 page →
duì兑huàn换
HSK 7-9

to convert

Open 兑换 page →
huàn换wèi位
HSK 7-9

to swap places

Open 换位 page →
huàn换qǔ取
HSK 7-9

to obtain (sth) in exchange

Open 换取 page →
huàn换chéng成
HSK 7-9

to exchange (sth) for (sth else)

Open 换成 page →
chuàn串huàn换

to exchange; to change; to swap

Open 串换 page →
hù互huàn换

to exchange

Open 互换 page →
jiāo交huàn换jī机

switch (telecommunications)

Open 交换机 page →

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交兑位取成串互机

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