更新

to replace the old with new / to renew / to renovate / to upgrade / to update / to regenerate

Characters and words in 更新

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)

更

gèng = g + (e)ng4

more / even more / further / still / still more

更 = 丈 + 日 : 人心不足，蛇吞象: A person who always wants more is like a snake which wants to eat an elephant.

更 = 丈 + 日 : Guy Fawkes found a snake who ate an elephant in the engine's bathroom, and now it can't move anymore. Together with his friends Bigfoot and the sun, he carries it out of the bathroom.

新

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] / surname Xin

新

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

new / newly / meso- (chemistry)

新 = 亲 + 斤 : Marie Curie and her bride are inspecting their wedding presents in front of the encampment. There's a brand new pair of barbells packed in plastic foil.