改 gǎi

to change; to alter; to transform

HSK 2 7 strokes Radical 攵 Ideograph 19 words

Built from

己jǐself, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem 攵pūto rap, to tap; script; to let go

How it works

A hand with a stick 攵 disciplining a kneeling child 己.

Words built with 改

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Words with 改

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HSK 2 · 2

改变

gǎibiàn

to change; to alter; to transform

改

gǎi

to change; to alter; to transform

HSK 3 · 3

改造

gǎizào

to transform; to reform; to remodel

修改

xiūgǎi

to amend; to alter; to modify

改进

gǎijìn

to improve; to make better; improvement

HSK 4 · 2

改善

gǎishàn

to make better; to improve

改正

gǎizhèng

to correct; to amend; to put right

HSK 5 · 1

改革

gǎigé

reform; to reform

HSK 6 · 1

改装

gǎizhuāng

to change one's costume; to repackage; to remodel

HSK 7–9 · 10

改革开放

gǎigékāifàng

to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980

改编

gǎibiān

to adapt; to rearrange; to revise

更改

gēnggǎi

to alter

改名

gǎimíng

to change one's name

改良

gǎiliáng

to improve (sth); to reform (a system)

改动

gǎidòng

to alter; to modify; to revise

改版

gǎibǎn

to revise the current edition; revised edition

改为

gǎiwéi

to change into

改邪归正

gǎixiéguīzhèng

to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

改日

gǎirì

another day; some other day