更（geng）
Name meaning
更 (geng) means change, further movement and renewal through revision. In naming it reads as adaptive energy and continuing improvement, not restlessness.
Practical naming use
更 (geng) is a change-and-renewal character. It gives a name movement, revision and alert progression, so the result feels evolving rather than unstable. It is especially useful for cultural depth, classical or literary reference, personality image, because the character can carry a recognizable Chinese image without becoming empty dictionary filler. The best results come when the second character adds human direction, warmth, restraint or breadth, so the full given name feels lived-in rather than generic.
Pair 更 (geng) with characters such as 心 (xin) only cautiously, but better with 明 (ming), 宁 (ning), 安 (an) or 文 (wen) so the name feels progressive without sounding like a slogan. The second character should stabilize the change image.
更新 (Gengxin): Geng contributes renewal, further change; Xin adds new, renewal.
Historical / name-use references
更羸 (Geng Lei)
更羸 (Genglei) Geng Lei is remembered in Warring States anecdotes as a skilled archer. His name directly contains 更 (geng), giving the character a classical story reference.