Chinese symbol for “reform”
改革
gǎi gé
reform; measure word: 次 (cì), 种 (zhǒng), 项 (xiàng); to reform
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reform is 改革 (gǎi gé), defined as: reform; measure word: 次 (cì), 种 (zhǒng), 项 (xiàng); to reform.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “reform”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 整改 | zhěng gǎi | to reform; to rectify and improve |
| 维新 (維新) | wéi xīn | (political) reform; revitalization |
| 改造 | gǎi zào | to transform; to reform |
| 改良 | gǎi liáng | to improve (sth); to refine; to reform (a system) |
| 悛 | quān | to reform |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 改革.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 改变 (改變) | gǎi biàn | to change; to alter |
| 改善 | gǎi shàn | to make better; to improve |
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | to amend; to alter |
| 改造 | gǎi zào | to transform; to reform |
| 改进 (改進) | gǎi jìn | to improve; to make better; improvement |
| 革命 | gé mìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution |
| 变革 (變革) | biàn gé | to transform; to change |
| 革新 | gé xīn | to innovate; innovation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reform”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.