更
more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify; 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); more
- Strokes
- 7
- Pinyin
- gèng, gēng
Parts
Built from 更
Words with 更
- 一更yī gēng · yigengfirst of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
- 三更sān gēng · sangengthird of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1]
- 二更èr gēng · ergengsecond of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
- 五更wǔ gēng · wugengfifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
- 停更tíng gēng · tinggengto stop updating (content)
- 催更cuī gēng · cuigeng(slang) (of a follower) to urge (a blogger etc) to post some fresh content (abbr. for 催促更新[cui1 cu4 geng1 xin1])
- 初更chū gēng · chugengfirst of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
- 四更sì gēng · sigengfourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
- 守更shǒu gēng · shougengto keep watch during the night
- 巡更xún gēng · xungengto patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs
- 打更dǎ gēng · dagengto sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
- 更代gēng dài · gengdaisubstitution; replacing former general; change of leader
- 更加gèng jiā · gengjiamore (than sth else); even more
- 更动gēng dòng · gengdongto change; to replace; to alter
- 更胜gèng shèng · gengshengto be even better than; to be superior to
- 更卒gēng zú · gengzusoldier (serving alternate watch)
- 更博gēng bó · gengbo(Internet slang) to update one's blog
- 更名gēng míng · gengmingto rename
- 更夫gēng fū · gengfunight watchman (in former times)
- 更始gēng shǐ · gengshito make a new start; to regenerate
- 更张gēng zhāng · gengzhanglit. to restring one's bow; to reform and start over again
- 更换gēng huàn · genghuanto replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
- 更改gēng gǎi · genggaito alter
- 更新gēng xīn · gengxinto replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate
- 更是gèng shì · gengshieven more (so)
- 更替gēng tì · gengtito take over (from one another); to alternate; to replace
- 更楼gēng lóu · genglouwatch tower; drum tower marking night watches
- 更次gēng cì · gengcione watch (i.e. two-hour period during night)
- 更正gēng zhèng · gengzhengto correct; to make a correction
- 更深gēng shēn · gengshendeep at night