更 (gēng, gèng) — Chinese Character

更

gēng, gèng

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)

Radical: 曰 HSK 2 d

Components & Etymology

更 decomposes into the following components:

一曰乂

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 更.

一更

yī gēng

三更

sān gēng

二更

èr gēng

五更

wǔ gēng

停更

tíng gēng

催更

cuī gēng

初更

chū gēng

变更

biàn gēng

四更

sì gēng

守更

shǒu gēng

巡更

xún gēng

打更

dǎ gēng

Characters that share the radical 曰.

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