Meaning:

to change, to correct

Origin:

甲骨文中，“改”的样子是一个小孩跪着，旁边有一只手，拿着棍子打他，要他改正所犯的过错。所以字的本义是“改变”、“更正”。

On oracle bone inscriptions, “改” resembles a kneeling child being beaten by a handheld stick as a way of urging the child to correct his mistakes. The character’s original meaning is “to change” or “to correct.”

Words：

   改变    (gǎibiàn)  : to change

   改行    (gǎiháng) : to change one’s profession

   改日   (gǎirì)       : to change to some other day 改良：gǎiliáng/to improve

   改革   (gǎigé)     : to reform

Examples:

1. 几年没见，他改变了很多。

    Jǐnián méijiàn, tā gǎibiàn le hěnduō.

    We haven’t seen each other for years; he has changed a lot.

2. 我们改日再解决这个问题。

    Wǒmen gǎirì zài jiějué zhège wèntí

    We will solve this problem some other day.