Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “ge”
39 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
gē
歌
gē
哥song, lyrics
14 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1gē
割elder brother
10 strokesgē
搁to cut, to divide, to partition
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6gē
戈to place, to lay down
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9gē
仡spear, lance, halberd
4 strokesgē
圪strong
5 strokesgē
纥Chinese character
6 strokesgē
疙inferior silk
6 strokesgē
咯pimple, sore
8 strokesgē
紇final particle
9 strokesgē
胳inferior silk
9 strokesgē
袼arms
10 strokesgē
鸽gusset, cloth fitting-sleeve
11 strokesgē
擱pigeon, dove
11 strokesgē
鴿to place, to lay down
17 strokesgē
pigeon, dove
17 strokes2
Second tone
gé
格
gé
隔form, pattern, standard
10 strokesgé
阁to separate, to partition, to divide
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5gé
革cabinet, chamber, pavilion
9 strokesgé
鬲leather, animal hide
9 strokesgé
葛earthen pot, iron cauldron
10 strokesgé
嗝an edible bean
12 strokesgé
塥the cackling of a fowl
13 strokesgé
搿a lump of clay
13 strokesgé
膈to hug
14 strokesgé
閣diaphragm
14 strokesgé
閤cabinet, chamber, pavilion
14 strokesgé
镉chamber
14 strokesgé
骼cadmium
15 strokesgé
bone, skeleton
15 strokes3
Third tone
gě
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Fourth tone
gè
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