HSK 2

(gǎi): change, alter, improve

gǎi

change, alter, improve

Pinyin

gǎi

HSK Level

Level 2

Characters

1

English Meaning

change, alter, improve

How to Write (gǎi)

is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Watch it written

Practice stroke order yourself in Hanzi Express with full touch support

Origin of

A hand with a stick 攵 disciplining a kneeling child 己

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

self, oneself
to rap, to tap

Learn with Hanzi Express

  • ✓ Spaced repetition, remember it for life
  • ✓ AI-powered meaning checking
  • ✓ 13,000+ characters across 100 levels

Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

修改

xiūgǎi

改变

gǎibiàn

改善

gǎishàn

改正

gǎizhèng

改良

gǎiliáng

改进

gǎijìn

改革

gǎigé

Characters Related to

These characters share a building block with :

Browse all HSK 2 characters →

Master and 13,000+ more characters

Hanzi Express uses proven spaced repetition and AI-powered answer checking. Start with HSK 2. It's completely free.