更
gèng
more
even more; further; still; still more
one (一) + speech (曰) + crossing (乂) = even more
This character originally meant to change or replace, built from crossing lines suggesting transformation beneath speech. The meaning evolved to express degrees of comparison - when something changes, it becomes 'more' or 'even more' than before.
今天更热了。
jīn tiān gèng rè le.
Today is even hotter.
他学习更努力，成绩也更好了。
tā xué xí gèng nǔ lì, chéng jì yě gèng hǎo le.
He studies more diligently, and his grades are also better.
Words with 更
更为
gèng wéi
even more
更有甚者
gèng yǒu shèn zhě
furthermore (idiom)
国际日期变更线
guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn
international date line
更是
gèng shì
even more (so)
更衣
gēng yī
to change clothes
半夜三更
bàn yè sān gēng
see 三更半夜[san1 geng1 ban4 ye4]
更改
gēng gǎi
to alter
都更案
dū gēng àn
urban development project
除旧更新
chú jiù gēng xīn
to replace the old with new (idiom)
齿更
chǐ gēng
dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth)
一更
yī gēng
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
三更
sān gēng
third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)