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Character Decomposition
改=己+攵
Etymology
A hand with a stick 攵 disciplining a kneeling child 己
Meanings
to change
to alter
to transform
to correct
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Words with 改 272 total
to adapt · to rearrange · to revise改编gǎi biānto change · to alter · to transform改变gǎi biànto change a name · to rename改称gǎi chēngto correct an error改错gǎi cuòto change route · to divert (a road or a watercourse)改道gǎi dàoto revise (text, plan etc)改订gǎi dìngto alter · to modify · to revise改动gǎi dòngchange of appearance · to revise one's point of view改观gǎi guānto correct one's errors; to mend one's ways改过gǎi guòto change (sth) · to alter (sth) · to change over (to sth else)改换gǎi huànto mend one's ways改悔gǎi huǐto rebuild · to transform (a building) · to refurbish改建gǎi jiànto improve; to make better · improvement改进gǎi jìnto change one's tune · to modify one's previous remark · to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸 bà ba and mā ma)改口gǎi kǒuto improve (sth) · to reform (a system)改良gǎi liáng(law) to amend a judgment; to commute · (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score改判gǎi pànto reschedule · to rearrange (e.g. a meeting) · to postpone改期gǎi qīanother day · some other day改日gǎi rìto make better; to improve改善gǎi shànto edit a picture; to modify an image · (literary) to change one's plans改图gǎi túto change into改为gǎi wéi
Idioms with 改 98 total Chain
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