gǎi

改

to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel

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Words with 改

改变 gǎi biàn to change; to alter HSK 2
改造 gǎi zào to transform; to reform HSK 3
修改 xiū gǎi to amend; to alter HSK 3
改进 gǎi jìn to improve; to make better; improvement HSK 3
改善 gǎi shàn to make better; to improve HSK 4
改正 gǎi zhèng to correct; to amend HSK 4
改革 gǎi gé reform; to reform HSK 5
改装 gǎi zhuāng to change one's costume; to repackage HSK 6
改革开放 gǎi gé kāi fàng to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980 HSK 7–9
改编 gǎi biān to adapt; to rearrange HSK 7–9
更改 gēng gǎi to alter HSK 7–9
改名 gǎi míng to change one's name HSK 7–9

Character facts

Radical
攵 to rap, to tap; script; to let …
Parts
己 + 攵
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+6539

Ideographic: A hand with a stick 攵 disciplining a kneeling child 己