Primary radical
曰 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 更.
曰 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 更.
更 is decomposed as ⿱一⿻曰乂.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 3 · to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard); more; even more
HSK 4 · more (than sth else); even more
HSK 5 · to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
HSK 5 · to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate
HSK 7-9 · to change; to alter; to modify
HSK 7-9 · to alter
more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify
更 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
曰 is the radical in 更. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
更 (gèng): to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard); more; even more; 更加 (gèngjiā): more (than sth else); even more; 更换 (gēnghuàn): to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc).