还 hái / huán / huàn — also; in addition; more; still; else; still
时间还早，再坐一会儿吧。Shí jiān hái zǎo, zài zuò yí huìr ba.It is still early; sit a while longer.
Common words: 还有 (hái yǒu)、还是 (hái shi)、偿还 (cháng huán)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "more"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "more", including 还 (hái / huán / huàn), 更 (gēng / gèng), 甚 (shèn), 兼 (jiān). Study pinyin, English meanings…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "more" covers 4 different Chinese characters — 还 (hái / huán / huàn), 更 (gēng / gèng), 甚 (shèn), 兼 (jiān) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 4 characters do not share a sound — their readings span hái, huán, huàn, gēng, gèng, shèn, and more — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 还 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 还 hái / huán / huànalso; in addition; more; still; else; stillUseful words: 还有, 还是
- 更 gēng / gèngto change; more; even more; further; still; still moreUseful words: 更加, 更新
- 甚 shènvery; extremely; more (than)Useful words: 甚至, 甚至于
- 兼 jiāndouble; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same timeUseful words: 兼职, 统筹兼顾
Common words for these 4 "more" characters
Anchor each of these 4 characters in a word you can picture — start with 还 (hái / huán / huàn) — so "more" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
还有hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition还是hái shistill (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or偿还cháng huánto repay; to reimburse更加gèng jiāmore (than sth else); even more更新gēng xīnto replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade更换gēng huànto replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)甚至shèn zhìeven; so much so that甚至于shèn zhì yúso much (that); even (to the extent that)甚是shèn shì(literary) very; extremely兼职jiān zhíto hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 4 ways to say "more".
更 gēng / gèng — to change; more; even more; further; still; still more
今天比昨天更冷。Jīn tiān bǐ zuó tiān gèng lěng.Today is even colder than yesterday.
Common words: 更加 (gèng jiā)、更新 (gēng xīn)、更换 (gēng huàn)
甚 shèn — very; extremely; more (than)
他对历史甚至比老师还了解。Tā duì lì shǐ shèn zhì bǐ lǎo shī hái liǎo jiě.He understands history even better than the teacher.
Common words: 甚至 (shèn zhì)、甚至于 (shèn zhì yú)、甚是 (shèn shì)
兼 jiān — double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
他一个人兼做好几份工作。Tā yí ge rén jiān zuò hǎo jǐ fèn gōng zuò.He does several jobs at the same time by himself.
Common words: 兼职 (jiān zhí)、统筹兼顾 (tǒng chóu jiān gù)、兼顾 (jiān gù)
All 4 characters
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