改 gǎi
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 己 self, oneself 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
改进
gǎijìn
to improve
Characters in this word
进 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 井 well, mine shaft, pit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我们改进。 Wǒmen gǎijìn. We will improve it.
- 需要改进。 Xūyào gǎijìn. It needs improvement.
- 请改进服务。 Qǐng gǎijìn fúwù. Please improve the service.