• 350th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 111 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǎi (gai3)to change • to alter • to transform • to correct

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

改为 (改為)
改变 (改變)

Uncommon

修改 
改名 
改善 
改天 
改成 
改掉 
改正 
改版 
改用 
改编 (改編)
改良 
改装 (改裝)
改造 
改进 (改進)
改过 (改過)
改革 
更改 
发改委 (發改委)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.