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gēng = g + (e)ng1
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)
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gèng = g + (e)ng4
more / even more / further / still / still more
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How to pronounce 更

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

更 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhàng = zh + ang4
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male
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= r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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= r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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Characters with 更 as component

便
biàn = bi + an4
plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards
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便
pián = pi + an2
used in 便宜|便宜[pian2 yi5] / used in 便便[pian2 pian2] / used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]
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yìng = y + (e)ng4
hard / stiff / strong / firm / resolutely / doggedly / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial
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Words with 更

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lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom) / fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better

Sentences with 更

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gēng / gèng

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