改(gǎi)

HSK 27 strokes

to change

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Character information

Pinyin
gǎi
Meaning
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 改 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰己攵

A hand with a stick 攵 disciplining a kneeling child 己

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

己jǐ攵pū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 改 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 改

Common words using 改 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiū修gǎi改
HSK 3

to amend; to alter; to modify

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gǎi改shàn善
HSK 4

to make better; to improve

Open 改善 page →
gǎi改dòng动
HSK 7-9

to alter

Open 改动 page →
gǎi改míng名
HSK 7-9

to rename

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zài再gǎi改

to change (sth) again

Open 再改 page →
shān删gǎi改

to edit; to modify; to alter (written material)

Open 删改 page →
yī一gǎi改gù故zhé辙

complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction

Open 一改故辙 page →
xiū修gǎi改gǎo稿

revised draft

Open 修改稿 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

From 改’s common words

修善动名再删一故

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