变 (biàn)

to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion

HSK 3.1 level 2
8 strokes

Etymology

Simplified form of 變. Phonosemantic compound. 夂 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound.

Components

䜌 (sound, simplified)
又 (meaning, simplified) — Shorthand for the 夂 component in the traditional character 變. 夂 is a component form of 止.