更
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more; even more; further; still; still more
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Dict coverage rank #1,112 U+66F4
How 更 is formed
How to remember it
even more · Heisig RSH #631
ceiling + sun + tucked under the arm
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 更 as their sound component
These characters all use 更 (gèng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 更 sound component | gèng | more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify |
| 硬 | yìng | firm, hard, strong; obstinate |
| 梗 | gěng | stem, branch; to hinder, to block |
| 鲠 | gěng | fish bones; honest, upright |
| 哽 | gěng | to sob; to choke up |
| 粳 | jīng | non-glutinous rice |
| 埂 | gěng | ditch (for irrigation); hole |
| 绠 | gěng | thick rope; well-rope |
Words containing 更
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 强中更有强中手 | qiáng zhōng gèng yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu | see 強中自有強中手|强中自有强中手[qiang2 zhong1 zi4 you3 qiang2 zhong1 shou3] |
| 自力更生 | zì lì gēng shēng | regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance |
| 国际日期变更线 | guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn | international date line |
| 更上一层楼 | gèng shàng yī céng lóu | to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level |
| 动态更新 | dòng tài gēng xīn | dynamic update (Internet) |
| 三更半夜 | sān gēng bàn yè | (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night |
| 半夜三更 | bàn yè sān gēng | see 三更半夜[san1 geng1 ban4 ye4] |
| 更新世 | Gēng xīn shì | Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages) |
| 少不更事 | shào bù gēng shì | (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears |
| 更年期 | gēng nián qī | menopause; andropause |
| 更新换代 | gēng xīn huàn dài | reform and renewal; generational change |
| 行不更名，坐不改姓 | xíng bù gēng míng , zuò bù gǎi xìng | I am who I am and not ashamed of it; to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions |
| 万象更新 | wàn xiàng gēng xīn | (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom) |
| 知更鸟 | zhī gēng niǎo | redbreast; robin |
| 深更半夜 | shēn gēng bàn yè | in the dead of night (idiom) |
| 一更 | yī gēng | first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old) |
| 更生 | gēng shēng | resurrection; rebirth; reinvigorated; rejuvenated; a new lease of life |
| 更动 | gēng dòng | to change; to replace; to alter |
| 三更 | sān gēng | third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1] |
| 打更 | dǎ gēng | to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times) |