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更

gèng, gēng

more

Original meaning: 

continue

Depicts a succession of chariots being controlled by a whip (攴). Based on the original meaning "continue". The meaning later shifted to "further", "more", "alternate", "replace", and "change".

Components
攴 iconic component

攴  Iconic component

pū

  

tap

Depicts a hand holding a whip.

丙 sound,iconic component

丙  Sound Iconic component

bǐng

  

third

Used here to depict a chariot.

Evolution

更 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
更 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
更 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
更 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
更 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

更  

gèng

more, still further, much more; more; even more; further; still; still more

更  

gēng

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)

Most common words with 更
Freq.
Word
Meaning

更

more

更加

even more

更新

to renew

更为

even more

更换

to replace (a worn-out tire etc)

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

甦

Sound component in 8 characters (1 verified)

硬 梗 哽 埂 粳 鲠 绠 筻

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*kˤraŋ

kaeng

gēng

change (v.)

*kˤraŋ-s

kaengH

gèng

still more


Statistics

HSK level 2

Appears in 95.9635% of movies

231st most common character in movies

221st most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

7

Unicode

U+66F4

Shuowen

“，改也。从攴，丙聲。”


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