change, transform

變 is composed of 䜌 (connection) and 攵 (knock). Since 䜌 conveys the idea of silk threads linked and intertwined, extending to denote chaos and disorder, and 攵 is a pictogram of a hand holding a stick, 變 combines these concepts to represent managing or straightening out chaotic and tangled affairs—giving rise to its extended meanings of change, alteration, and renewal.