換 — hwan

Parts that make up 換

How 換 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 換 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 手, 奐.

Korean example words with 換

• 환세換歲 Korean gloss: 해가 바뀜
• 호환互換 Korean gloss: 서로 교환함
• 환복換服 Korean gloss: 옷을 갈아입음
• 환풍換風 Korean gloss: 실내의 더러워진 공기를 바깥의 맑은 공기와 바꿈
• 환간換簡 Korean gloss: 예전에, 먼 곳의 사람과 금전 거래를 할 때에, 지정된 제삼자에게 돈을 주라고 써 보내던 편지. 받는 사람은 편지에 적은 액수
• 환치되다換置 Korean gloss: 바뀌어 놓이다
• 교환하다交換 Korean gloss: 서로 주고받고 하다
• 환불하다換拂 Korean gloss: 돈이나 물건을 바꾸어 지불하다
• 환기되다換氣 Korean gloss: 탁한 공기가 맑은 공기로 바뀌다
• 환승하다換乘 Korean gloss: 다른 노선이나 교통수단으로 갈아타다
• 환색하다換色 Korean gloss: 어떠한 물건을 다른 물건과 서로 바꾸다
• 환품하다換品 Korean gloss: 어떠한 물건을 다른 물건과 서로 바꾸다

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 換

• 交換こうかん exchange; interchange; switching
• 転換てんかん conversion; diversion; changeover
• 換算かんさん conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange
• 引き換えひきかえ exchange; conversion
• 換気かんき ventilation
• 互換ごかん interchange; transposition; compatible (e.g. PC)
• 変換へんかん change; conversion; transformation
• 乗り換えのりかえ transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection
• 換金かんきん realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
• 乗り換えるのりかえる to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.)
• 書き換えるかきかえる to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew
• 言い換えるいいかえる to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words

Characters sharing the phonetic 奐

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “환” in Korean.

Other hanja read “환”

Other hanja with radical 手