更

gēng, gèng

一 + 乂 + 日

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HSK 3.0Level 3

Definitions

gèng (adverb) more; even more; still; further

gēng (verb) to change; to replace

Etymology

Depicts using a whip (攴) to control a succession of chariots (丙). 丙 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "continue; succession". The meaning later shifted to "further" and "more".

About

更 is composed of 丙 (a succession of chariots, also providing the sound) and 攴 (a hand grasping a whip). Together they depict using a whip to control a line of chariots, giving the original meaning "continue" or "succession". This core idea later extended to the verb "change" or "replace", and when used as an adverb with a shifted pronunciation, it means "even more" or "further". The top component 丙 is now often written in a form resembling 曰.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

今天天气更热了。

Jīntiān tiānqì gèng rè le.

The weather is hotter today.

我需要更多时间。

Wǒ xūyào gèng duō shíjiān.

I need more time.

他比我更高。

Tā bǐ wǒ gèng gāo.

He is taller than me.

你觉得这样更好吗？

Nǐ juéde zhèyàng gèng hǎo ma?

Do you think this is better?

我更加喜欢这本书。

Wǒ gèngjiā xǐhuān zhè běn shū.

I like this book even more.

如果你努力，你会更成功。

Rúguǒ nǐ nǔlì, nǐ huì gèng chénggōng.

If you work hard, you will be more successful.

学习能让我们更聪明。

Xuéxí néng ràng wǒmen gèng cōngmíng.

Studying can make us smarter.

随着时间的推移，我们之间的关系变得更加紧密。

Suízhe shíjiān de tuīyí, wǒmen zhī jiān de guānxì biàn de gèng jiā jǐnmì.

As time goes by, the relationship between us becomes closer.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 一

Component: 乂

Component: 日

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