Memory phrase for the character: 更

更

Hanzi-Trainer
 
 

Meaning

even further, still more, to change (cloths) or replace

Pronunciation

 gēng, gèng

Explanation

 Center: sun 日, rest: unit of length zhàng 丈 3m (a big 大 person with a wide step)

Mnemonic
 
The sun goes with wide steps even further.

Radicals

曰 say, speakThis radical is very similar to the sun 日. But it is to be understood as a mouth 口 with a tongue 一 , which stands for “to speak”.
丈 unit of lengthA tall 大 person making a wide lunge (= lateral step) to the right to measure this distance.
更 even further
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!




 Vocabulary

更新 gēng xīn  to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate
更加 gèng jiā  more (than sth else); even more
更换 gēng huàn  to replace
自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng  regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance
变更 biàn gēng  change; alter; modify
变更 biàn gēng  

At the page you get the memory phrases for learning the Chinese Hanzi. If you are learning the Japanese kanji, please follow this link.
List of the characters | List of the radicals
Get the app of the Hanzi-Trainer!

The app has many other functions, such as character selection according to difficulty, practice programs, handwriting recognition and success statistics!

To the Trainer