修 xiū
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 攸 distant, far 彡 hair
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
修改
xiūgǎi
to revise; to correct
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 请修改这里。 Qǐng xiū gǎi zhè lǐ. Please change this spot.
- 我修改文章。 Wǒ xiū gǎi wén zhāng. I revise the article.
- 老师修改作业。 Lǎo shī xiū gǎi zuò yè. The teacher corrects the homework.
Related words
- 修 xiū to repair
- 维修 wéixiū to repair
- 修理 xiūlǐ to repair
- 装修 zhuāngxiū to renovate
- 修复 xiūfù to repair; to restore
- 修建 xiūjiàn to build
- 修养 xiūyǎng good manners; self-cultivation
- 选修 xuǎnxiū to take as an elective
- 改 gǎi to change; to correct
- 改变 gǎibiàn to change
- 改进 gǎijìn to improve
- 改造 gǎizào to rebuild; to transform