哥(gē): elder brother
HSK 110 strokes
elder brother
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- gē
- Meaning
- elder brother
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 哥 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿱可可One person talking 可 over another 可
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged top to bottom.
How to write 哥 step by step
10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 哥
Common words using 哥 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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