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)
三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè
(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
二更
èr gēng
second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
五更
wǔ gēng
fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
停更
tíng gēng
to stop updating (content)
催更
cuī gēng
(slang) (of a follower) to urge (a blogger etc) to post some fresh content (abbr. for 催促更新[cui1 cu4 geng1 xin1])
初更
chū gēng
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)