换

huàn

to exchange

to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)

hand (扌) + phonetic (奂) = exchange with your hands

The hand radical carries the meaning: you reach out and swap one thing for another. 奂 contributes the sound huàn rather than the sense.

扌+奂→换
奂No direct semantic contributionPhonetic
扌HandSemantic

天冷了,我要换一件厚衣服。

tiān lěng le,wǒ yào huàn yī jiàn hòu yī fú。

It got cold, so I want to change into a thicker piece of clothing.

你能帮我把这些钱换成美元吗?

nǐ néng bāng wǒ bǎ zhè xiē qián huàn chéng měi yuán ma?

Can you help me convert this money into US dollars?

Words with 换

换言之

huàn yán zhī

in other words

偷换

tōu huàn

to substitute on the sly

换向

huàn xiàng

commutation (electricity)

兑换

duì huàn

to convert

换岗

huàn gǎng

to relieve a sentry

换汤不换药

huàn tāng bù huàn yào

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only

代换

dài huàn

to substitute

换乘

huàn chéng

to change train (plane, bus etc)

通用汉字标准交换码

tōng yòng hàn zì biāo zhǔn jiāo huàn mǎ

abbr. to 通用碼|通用码[Tong1 yong4 ma3]

自动换刀装置

zì dòng huàn dāo zhuāng zhì

automatic tool changer (ATC)

阻抗变换器

zǔ kàng biàn huàn qì

impedance converter

离子交换

lí zǐ jiāo huàn

ion exchange

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