Memory phrase for the character: 改

改

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Meaning

to change, to alter, to transform, to correct

Pronunciation

gǎi

Explanation

 Left: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.), right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)

Mnemonic
 
You yourself, have to "strike" yourself to change.

Radicals

己 oneselfFollowing the winding path I find myself. In several cases this snake 巳 is also understood as: "self".
攴 rap, strikeShows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳




 Vocabulary

改进 gǎi jìn  to improve; to make better
篡改 cuàn gǎi  to tamper with; to falsify
过而能改，善莫大焉 guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān  If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
屡教不改 lǚ jiào bù gǎi  lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition; incorrigible; unrepentant
悔改 huǐ gǎi  repent; repentance
改组 gǎi zǔ  to reorganize; to reshuffle (posts etc)
改良主义 gǎi liáng zhǔ yì  reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)
改正 gǎi zhèng  to correct; to amend; to put right; correction
修改 xiū gǎi  to amend; to alter; to modify
改良 gǎi liáng  improve
改革 gǎi gé  reform; to reform
 

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