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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 更 U+66F4 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jiaguwen | 㪅 Semantic variant | 更 Alternate form |
| Radical: | 曰+ 3 strokes = 7 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.184#1 p.429#12 Kangxi: p.502#06 Cihai: p.649r5c02 GSR: 745.a Hanyu: v1,p0020#02 |
| Composition: | Component of: 便 便 𠡣 𫨨 绠 𫵼 郠 哽 𭙜 埂 峺 挭 㛐 浭 㹴 𢙾 𣆳 𥙴 𦛟 梗 [More] |
| Mandarin: | gèng gēng ㄍㄥˋ ㄍㄥ |
| Cantonese: | ang1 gaang1 gang1 gang3 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *gæng gæ̀ng |
| Shuowen: | 《攴部》更：改也。从攴丙声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·下平声·庚·庚》更：代也，偿也，改也。又古孟切。 《广韵·去声·映·更》更：易也，改也。《说文》作㪅。古孟切，又古衡切，一。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·曰部·三》更：《玉篇》㪅今作更。《集韵》隷作更。○按更字，诸韵书𠀤作㪅字重文。《正字通》云俗字，非。 |
| Fanqie: | 古行 (《广韵·下平声·庚·庚》) 古孟 (《广韵·下平声·庚·庚》) 古孟 (《广韵·去声·映·更》) 古衡 (《广韵·去声·映·更》) |
| Unihan definition: | more, still further, much more |
Example usage
| 《论语·子张》: | 更也，人皆仰之。 |
| He changes again, and all men look up to him. | |
| 《孟子·尽心上》: | 公都子曰：“滕更之在门也，若在所礼。” |
| The disciple Gong Du said, 'When Geng of Tang made his appearance in your school, it seemed proper that a polite consideration should be paid to him.' | |
| 《礼记·三年问》: | 曰：天地则已易矣，四时则已变矣，其在天地之中者，莫不更始焉，以是象之也。 |
| The answer is - The interaction of heaven and earth has run its round; and the four seasons have gone through their changes. All things between heaven and earth begin their processes anew. The rules of mourning are intended to resemble this. | |
| 《墨子·辞过》: | 凡回于天地之间，包于四海之内，天壤之情，阴阳之和，莫不有也，虽至圣不能更也。 |
| Every creature living between Heaven and earth and within the four seas partakes of the nature of Heaven and earth and the harmony of the Yin and the Yang. Even the greatest sages cannot alter this. | |
| 《庄子·养生主》: | 良庖岁更刀，割也。 |
| A good cook changes his knife every year; (it may have been injured) in cutting | |
| 《商君书·更法》: | 今吾欲变法以治，更礼以教百姓，恐天下之议我也。 |
| I intend, now, to alter the laws, so as to obtain orderly government, and to reform the rites, so as to teach the people; but I am afraid the empire will criticize me. | |
| 《孙子兵法·作战》: | 故车战，得车十乘以上，赏其先得者，而更其旌旗，车杂而乘之，卒善而养之，是谓胜敌而益强。 |
| Therefore in chariot fighting, when ten or more chariots have been taken, those should be rewarded who took the first. Our own flags should be substituted for those of the enemy, and the chariots mingled and used in conjunction with ours. The captured soldiers should be kindly treated and kept. This is called, using the conquered foe to augment one's own strength. | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 舜父瞽叟盲，而舜母死，瞽叟更娶妻而生象，象傲。 |
| Shun's father, Gusou, was blind, and his mother having died, Gusou married again and had a son, Xiang, who was arrogant. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 三王既以定法度，制礼乐而传之，有不用而改自作，何以异于变易牙之和，更师旷之律？ |
| 《说苑·修文》: | 乃饬射更席以为上客，终日问礼 |
| 《春秋繁露·王道》: | 臣弑其君，子弑其父，孽杀其宗，不能统理，更相伐锉以广地。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷三》: | 乃修武勒兵于甯，更名邢丘曰怀，甯曰修武，行克纣于牧之野 |
| 《大戴礼记·四代》: | 见才色修声不视闻，怪物恪命不改志，舌不更气。 |
| 《白虎通德论·礼乐》: | 以为且用先王之礼乐，天下太平，乃更制作焉。 |
| 《新书·六术》: | 各以其次，上下更居，三庙以别，亲疏有制。 |
| 《新序·善谋》: | 卒起兵伐蜀，十月取之，遂定蜀，蜀王更号为诸侯，而使陈叔相蜀，蜀既属秦，秦日益强富厚而制诸侯，司马错之谋也 |
| 《中论·贵验》: | 诚发乎中心，形乎容貌，其爱之也深，其更之也速。 |
| 《孔子家语·儒行解》: | 见利不亏其义，见死不更其守。 |
| 《潜夫论·贤难》: | 虽自有知也，犹不能取，必更待群司之所举，则亦惧失麟鹿而获艾猳。 |
| 《论衡·命义》: | 譬犹水火相更也，水盛胜火，火盛胜水。 |
| 《太玄经·差》: | 测曰，“过其枯城”、改过更生也。 |
| 《风俗通义·三王》: | 虽复更制，不知名著，故因名焉。 |
| 《孔丛子·广诂》: | 爰、换、变、贸、交、更，易也。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 兄事五更者，训于五品也。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 后嗣遵承，遂常奉祀光武举天下以再受命复汉祚，更起庙称世祖。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 出行经坰外，宿于田更商丘开之舍。 |
| 《鶡冠子·著希》: | 道与德馆，而无以命也，义不当格，而无以更也。 |
| 《文子·微明》: | 故随时而不成，无更其刑，顺时而不成，无更其理，时将复起，是谓道纪。 |
| 《列仙传·偓佺》: | 偓佺者，槐山采药父也，好食松实，形体生毛，长数寸，两目更方，能飞行逐走马。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 各复归其根，言万物无不枯落，各复反其根而更生也。 |
| 《韩非子·主道》: | 知其言以往，勿变勿更，以参合阅焉。 |
| 《管子·揆度》: | 管子对曰：“若四时之更举，无所终。” |
| 《六韬·林战》: | 更战更息，各按其部，是谓林战之纪。 |
| 《尉缭子·战威》: | 故令之之法，小过无更，小疑无申。 |
| 《海岛算经》: | 更从句端望谷底，入上股八尺五寸。 |
| 《九章算术·衰分》: | 不更出一十钱、一百三十七分钱之一百三十。 |
| 《孙子算经·卷上》: | 又更退下位一等，即上位更置九，即以上九呼下九，九九八十一，即除中位八十一。 |
| 《周髀算经·卷上》: | 衡复更终冬至。 |
| 《淮南子·览冥训》: | 《周书》曰：“掩雉不得，更顺其风。” |
| 《吕氏春秋·直谏》: | 王曰：“不谷免衣襁褓而齿于诸侯，愿请变更而无笞。” |
| 《鬼谷子·揣篇》: | 感动而不知其变者，乃且错其人勿与语，而更问其所亲，知其所安。 |
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