更 (gēng)
To change; to replace.
How 更 is written
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Traditional
- 更
- Simplified
- 更 (unchanged)
更 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- gēng
- to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- gèng
- more; even more; further; still
Common words using 更
- 更新 gēngxīn
- to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate
- 更加 gèngjiā
- more (than sth else); even more
- 三更 sāngēng
- third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1]
- 三更半夜 sāngēngbànyè
- in the depth of the night; very late at night
- 半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng
- in the depth of night; late at night
- 打更 dǎgēng
- to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
- 更上一層樓 gèngshàngyīcénglóu
- to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level
- 更動 gēngdòng
- to change; to replace; to alter
- 更名 gēngmíng
- to change name
- 更年期 gēngniánqī
- menopause; andropause
- 更換 gēnghuàn
- to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
- 更改 gēnggǎi
- to alter
更 in a sentence
我們需要更換這個零件。
Wǒmen xūyào gēnghuàn zhège língjiàn.
“We need to replace this part.”
How common is 更?
更 is the 221st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 57.9% of all running text.
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