更(gèng): to change or replace
HSK 27 strokes
Readingsgènggēng
to change or replace
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Character information
- Pinyin
- gèng / gēng
- Meaning
- 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)
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 更 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 更 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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