更新 gēngxīn renovate; renew

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Stroke order

更新 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

更新 — the Chinese character for renovate; renew (gēngxīn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 更新 — renovate; renew

更 — 7 strokes
新 — 13 strokes

Senses

to replace the old with new
to renew
to renovate
to upgrade
to update
to regenerate

Characters in 更新

更 gēng — to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
新 xīn — new; newly; meso- (chemistry)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

更新 is pronounced gēngxīn and means “renovate; renew”.

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