Spot 戈
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
戈 component
gē · spear, lance, halberd
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 戈
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue戈Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 戈 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
我=
扌
找=
扌
成=
丁
或=
+口+一
戏=
又
戴=
十+異
划=
+刂
戒=
+廾
戳=
翟
截=
十+隹
栽=
+木
裁=
十+衣
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 戈 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
我wǒ
I
HSK 3.0 · L1我们wǒmenwe
HSK 3.0 · L1找zhǎoto try to find
HSK 3.0 · L1变成biànchéngto change into
HSK 3.0 · L3成绩chéngjìachievement
HSK 3.0 · L3或huòmaybe
HSK 3.0 · L3或者huòzhěor
HSK 3.0 · L3完成wánchéngto complete
HSK 3.0 · L3游戏yóuxìgame
HSK 3.0 · L3查找cházhǎoto search for
HSK 3.0 · L4成功chénggōngChenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
HSK 3.0 · L4成为chéngwéito become
HSK 3.0 · L4