Chinese

修改

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
to revise; to alter; to modify; to amend; to rework; to revamp; to mend
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese修 “to decorate; to embellish”
    • soundChinese攸 “place; place where”
      • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個/个 m c; 隻/只 h)”
      • ideaChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
    • meaningChinese彡 “hair”
  • characterChinese改 “to change; to transform; to alter; to modify”
    • soundChinese巳 “sixth of twelve earthly branches (十二支 (shí'èrzhī))”

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