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改
gǎi
1. to change
2. to alter
3. to transform
4. to correct
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

改
gǎi
to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

修改
xiūgǎi
to amend
HSK 5
再改
zàigǎi
to renew
劳改
láogǎi
abbr. for [[勞動改造|劳动改造<láodònggǎizào>]]
土改
tǔgǎi
land reform
基改
jīgǎi
genetic modification (GM)
涂改
túgǎi
to alter (text)
审改
shěngǎi
to check and revise
悔改
huǐgǎi
to repent
批改
pīgǎi
to mark (homework, exam scripts etc)
改信
gǎixìn
to convert (to another religion)
改元
gǎiyuán
to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)
改判
gǎipàn
to amend a judgement
改则
Gǎizé
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
改动
gǎidòng
to alter
改口
gǎikǒu
to correct oneself
改名
gǎimíng
to change one's name
改善
gǎishàn
to make better
HSK 5
改嘴
gǎizuǐ
to deny
改天
gǎitiān
another day
改嫁
gǎijià
to remarry (of a woman)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
349
Word Frequency Rank
515 of 84,292