改

gǎi

change, alter; improve, remodel

How to write 改, stroke by stroke

to change; to alter; to transform; to correct

Ideographic: A hand with a stick 攵 disciplining a kneeling child 己

Made of 己 + 攵

改变gǎi biànto change; to alter; to transform
修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter; to modify
改天gǎi tiānanother day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check
改造gǎi zàoto transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold
改善gǎi shànto make better; to improve
改革gǎi géreform; to reform
改编gǎi biānto adapt; to rearrange; to revise
更改gēng gǎito alter
改成gǎi chéngto convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium)
改进gǎi jìnto improve; to make better; improvement
改名gǎi míngto rename
改写gǎi xiěto revise; to edit

不要改变你的心意。
bú yào gǎi biàn nǐ de xīn yì 。
Don't change your mind.
你要改善一下你的英语。
nǐ yào gǎi shàn yí xià nǐ de yīng yǔ 。
You have to polish your English.
我把车库改造成车间使用。
wǒ bǎ chē kù gǎi zào chéng chē jiān shǐ yòng 。
I adapted the garage for use as a workshop.
我们想修改学校的规章制度。
wǒ men xiǎng xiū gǎi xué xiào de guī zhāng zhì dù 。
We want to modify the regulations of our school.
他提议对教育系统进行改革。
tā tí yì duì jiào yù xì tǒng jìn xíng gǎi gé 。
He proposed a reform in the educational system.