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HSK 36 strokes
Readings

each

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
gè / gě
Meaning
each; every
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱夂口

Walking 夂 and talking 口

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wèi
HSK 3

everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you

Open 各位 page →
HSK 3

in all parts of (a country)

Open 各地 page →
zhǒng
HSK 3

every kind of; all kinds of; various

Open 各种 page →
HSK 4

every; various; separately, one by one

Open 各个 page →

each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead

Open 各奔前程 page →
shìyàng
HSK 7-9

(of) all kinds and sorts

Open 各式各样 page →
rén

each one; everyone

Open 各人 page →

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