HSK 6
变质
變質
Meaning
- to degenerate
- to go bad
- to deteriorate
- metamorphosis
- Traditional
- 變質
- Pinyin
- biàn zhì
Character reference
Components and radical classification
变
biànto change, to transform, to alter; rebel
Primary radical又 · again
质
zhìessence, nature; material, substance
Primary radical贝 · shell
變
biànto change, to transform, to alter; rebel
Primary radical言 · speech
質
zhìessence, nature; material, substance
Primary radical貝 · shell
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
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