易 yì — (surname); change; easy; simple
这道题很容易。Zhè dào tí hěn róng yì.This problem is very easy.
Common words: 容易 (róng yì)、交易 (jiāo yì)、轻易 (qīng yì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "change"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "change", including 易 (yì), 换 (huàn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "change" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 易 (yì), 换 (huàn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span yì, huàn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 易 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 易 yì(surname); change; easy; simpleUseful words: 容易, 交易
- 换 huànchange; exchangeUseful words: 交换, 转换
Common words for these 2 "change" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 易 (yì) — so "change" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
容易róng yìeasy; straightforward; likely; liable to交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction轻易qīng yìeasy; simple; rashly; offhandedly交换jiāo huànto exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math)转换zhuǎn huànto change; to switch; to convert; to transform更换gēng huànto replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "change".
换 huàn — change; exchange
这件衣服太大了，我想换一件。Zhè jiàn yī fu tài dà le, wǒ xiǎng huàn yí jiàn.This piece of clothing is too big; I want to exchange it.
Common words: 交换 (jiāo huàn)、转换 (zhuǎn huàn)、更换 (gēng huàn)
All 2 characters
Open 易、换 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.