更 — Chinese character
更
gèng
more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify
- Pinyin
- gèng
- Radical
- 73 ⽈ (Say)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 一 曰 乂
- Japanese
- 更 as a kanji
Common words with 更
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else); even more |
| 更新 | gēng xīn | to replace the old with new; to renew |
| 更是 | gèng shì | even more (so) |
| 更为 (更為) | gèng wéi | even more |
| 更换 (更換) | gēng huàn | to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc) |
| 变更 (變更) | biàn gēng | to change; to alter |
| 更改 | gēng gǎi | to alter |
| 更名 | gēng míng | to rename |
| 更深 | gēng shēn | deep at night |
| 更正 | gēng zhèng | to correct; to make a correction |
| 更衣室 | gēng yī shì | change room; dressing room; locker room; (euphemism) toilet |
| 更替 | gēng tì | to take over (from one another); to alternate |
English words written with 更
更 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 4 · Zhuangzi 11
- Analects 19.21
- Art of War 2.17
- Mencius 2B.9
- Mencius 3B.4
- Mencius 7A.43
- Zhuangzi Nourishment of the Soul
- Zhuangzi The Evidence of Virtue Complete
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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