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更 — more; even more; further

more; even more; further; still; still more

Pinyin
gèng · gēng
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — gèng, gēng — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 更: 7 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

更 — 7 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 更 in the HSK syllabus: 9

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 更gèngmore; even more; further; still; still moreHSK 3
  2. 更加gèngjiāmore; even moreHSK 4
  3. 更换gēnghuànto replace; to changeHSK 5
  4. 更新gēngxīnto replace the old with new; to renew; to renovateHSK 5
  5. 变更biàngēngto change; to alter; to modifyHSK 7–9
  6. 更改gēnggǎito alterHSK 7–9
  7. 更衣室gēngyīshìchange room; dressing room; locker room; toiletHSK 7–9
  8. 更正gēngzhèngto correct; to make a correctionHSK 7–9
  9. 自力更生zìlì-gēngshēngregeneration through one's own effort; self-relianceHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.