搁(gē)

HSK 7-912 strokesTrad. 擱
Readingsgēgé

to place

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Character information

Pinyin
gē / gé
Meaning
to place; to put aside; to shelve
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
擱

Origin & structure

Where 搁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌阁

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 阁 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu阁gé

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 搁 step by step

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

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Words with 搁

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

gē搁qiǎn浅
HSK 7-9

to run aground; to become stranded

Open 搁浅 page →
gē搁zhì置
HSK 7-9

to put; to place

Open 搁置 page →
dān耽gē搁
HSK 7-9

to delay; to hold up

Open 耽搁 page →
yán延gē搁

to delay; to procrastinate

Open 延搁 page →
dān担gē搁

variant of 耽搁

Open 担搁 page →
gē搁bǎn板

shelf

Open 搁板 page →

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From 搁’s common words

浅置耽延担板

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