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更

gèng
HSK 5
#221 most
frequent character
even more, furthermore
adverb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

更 first meant 'one chariot after another'. It was drawn with a hand holding a whip and a chariot 丙, which also gave the sound. For gēng it grew to 'to change'; for gèng it grew to 'more, further'.

Drawn as: hand holding whip; chariot

更 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
便
sound9 characters
便硬梗哽埂粳鲠绠筻
picture1 character
甦

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Example Sentences

这个问题更复杂。
zhègè wèntí gēng fùzá 。
This problem is even more complex.
我更喜欢这本书。
wǒ gēng xǐhuān zhè běn shū 。
I like this book even more.
他跑得更快了。
tā pǎodé gēng kuàile 。
He has run even faster.

Grammar Points

HSK 2
Expressing "even more" with "geng"比…更
HSK 3
Expressing "even more" with "geng" or "hai"比…更比…还
HSK 5
Expressing "let alone" with "geng buyong shuo"连…也
Using "budan... geng" to express "not only... but also"

Same Characters, Different Readings

更gēng
to change or replace, to experience

Words with similar meanings

更加gèngjiā
even more
A more formal way of saying 'more' that can also imply an increase in degree.
越发yuèfā
increasingly
Indicates a gradual increase, often used to suggest a change over time.

Words Starting With 更

更加gèng jiā
more (than sth else); even more

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