Translingual [ edit ]
Stroke order
Han character [ edit ] 更 Kangxi radical 73, 曰 +3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 一中田大 (MLWK ), four-corner 10506 , composition ⿱一 ⿻日 乂 )
Derived characters [ edit ] References [ edit ] Kangxi Dictionary: page 502 , character 6
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14283
Dae Jaweon: page 874, character 4
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 20, character 2
Unihan data for U+66F4 Chinese [ edit ] Glyph origin [ edit ]
Old Chinese
更 *kraːŋ, *kraːŋs
粳 *kraːŋ
埂 *kraːŋ, *kraːŋʔ
浭 *kraːŋ
稉 *kraːŋ
梗 *kraːŋʔ
哽 *kraːŋʔ
綆 *kraːŋʔ
鯁 *kraːŋʔ
挭 *kraːŋʔ
骾 *kraːŋʔ
郠 *kraːŋʔ
硬 *ŋɡraːŋs, *ŋɡraːŋs
鞕 *ŋɡraːŋs
丙 *pqraŋʔ
炳 *praŋʔ
邴 *praŋʔ, *praŋs
怲 *praŋʔ, *praŋs
苪 *praŋʔ
蛃 *praŋʔ
昺 *praŋʔ
昞 *praŋʔ
窉 *praŋʔ
柄 *praŋʔ, *praŋs
鈵 *praŋs
寎 *praŋs
病 *braŋs
Originally an ideogrammic compound (會意 ／ 会意 丙 ). Later 攴 was added and a 丙 omitted to create the form seen in the Shuowen Jiezi (㪅 ), a phono-semantic compound (形聲 ／ 形声 OC *kraːŋ, *kraːŋs𰀒 ( “ two chariots ” ) + semantic 攴 ( “ hand holding a whip; action ” ) . The remaining 丙 eventually corrupted into a shape similar to 雨 .
Pronunciation 1 [ edit ]
Note : “jīng” - literary variant for sense “to experience”.
Note : literary reading.
Note :
1ken - literary;
1kan - vernacular.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
更
Reading #
1/2
Modern
gēng
Middle
‹ kæng ›
Old
/*kˁraŋ/
English
change (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
更
Reading #
1/2
No.
866
Phonetic
丙
Rime
陽
Rime
0
Corresponding
庚
Old
/*kraːŋ/
Definitions [ edit ] 更
to change ; to replace
to take turns ; to rotate
to experience
28th tetragram of the Taixuanjing ; "change" (𝌡 ) Compounds [ edit ] Pronunciation 2 [ edit ]
Mandarin
Cantonese
Hakka
Jin
Eastern Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien Xiamen Quanzhou Taipei Lukang Sanxia Kinmen Magong Hsinchu
(Hokkien Zhangzhou Kaohsiung Tainan Yilan Taichung
Note : vernacular reading.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
更
Reading #
1/2
Modern
gēng
Middle
‹ kæng ›
Old
/*kˁraŋ/
English
change (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
更
Reading #
1/2
No.
866
Phonetic
丙
Rime
陽
Rime
0
Corresponding
庚
Old
/*kraːŋ/
Definitions [ edit ] 更
( historical ) watch (of a sentry )
三更 sāngèng watch ( historical ) two -hour periods into which the night was formerly divided ( Hong Kong Cantonese , by extension) shift ; work shift ; work period
一日 三 更 ，每 更 八 個 鐘 。[Cantonese , trad. 一日 三 更 ，每 更 八 个 钟 。[Cantonese , simp. jat1 jat6 saam1 gaang1 , mui5 gaang1 baat3 go3 zung1 . [Jyutping] [There are] three shifts each day, eight hours each shift . Compounds [ edit ] Pronunciation 3 [ edit ]
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
更
Reading #
2/2
Modern
gèng
Middle
‹ kængH ›
Old
/*kˁraŋ-s/
English
still more
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
更
Reading #
2/2
No.
879
Phonetic
丙
Rime
陽
Rime
0
Corresponding
更
Old
/*kraːŋs/
Definitions [ edit ] 更
more ; even more
我 的 裙子 更 漂亮 ！[MSC , trad. simp. Wǒ de qúnzi gèng piàoliang! [Pinyin] My skirt is even more beautiful! 加拿大 的 房子 比 美國 的 更 貴 。[MSC , trad. 加拿大 的 房子 比 美国 的 更 贵 。[MSC , simp. Jiānádà de fángzi bǐ Měiguó de gèng guì. [Pinyin] Canadian homes are even more expensive than American homes. ( literary or Hong Kong ) further ; also Compounds [ edit ] Descendants [ edit ] References [ edit ] Japanese [ edit ] 更
(common “Jōyō” kanji )
grow late
night watch
of course
renew Readings [ edit ] Go-on きょう ( kyō ) ←きやう ( kyau historical ) Kan-on こう ( kō Jōyō ) ←かう ( kau historical ) Kun さら ( sara 更 Jōyō ) ふかす ( fu kasu更かす Jōyō ) ふける ( fu keru更ける Jōyō ) あらためる ( arata meru更める ) Compounds [ edit ] Etymology 1 [ edit ]
For pronunciation and definitions of 更 – see the following entry.
(This term, 更 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
For pronunciation and definitions of 更 – see the following entry.
(This term, 更 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
Etymology 3 [ edit ]
For pronunciation and definitions of 更 – see the following entry.
(This term, 更 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
Etymology 4 [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] 更( こう ) • (kō ←かう ( kau ) ?
one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was divided in ancient China References [ edit ] Etymology 1 [ edit ] From Middle Chinese 更 MC kaengH
Pronunciation [ edit ] (SK Standard /Seoul IPA (key ) : [kɛ(ː)ŋ] ~ [ke̞(ː)ŋ] Phonetic hangul: [갱 (ː) /겡 (ː) ] Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. Wikisource
更 (eumhun 다시 갱 ( dasi gaeng ) )
Hanja form? 갱 ( “ again ” ) .Compounds [ edit ] Etymology 2 [ edit ] From Middle Chinese 更 MC kaeng
Pronunciation [ edit ] 更 (eumhun 고칠 경 ( gochil gyeong ) )
Hanja form? 경 ( “ to change ; to fix ” ) .Compounds [ edit ] References [ edit ] 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典 . [3] Vietnamese [ edit ] Han character [ edit ] 更 : Hán Việt canh [1] [2] [3] cánh [1] [3] 更 : Nôm canh [1] [2] [3] cánh [1] [2] cành [1] gánh [2] ngạnh [3]
chữ Hán canh ( “ to watch ; to guard ” ) .References [ edit ] 
