葛(gě)

12 strokes
Readingsgěgé

surname Ge

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Character information

Pinyin
gě / gé
Meaning
surname Ge
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 葛 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹曷

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (plant); 曷 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

艹ǎo曷hé

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 葛 step by step

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

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Words with 葛

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

bēi杯gě葛

(dialect) (loanword) to boycott

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guā瓜gé葛

connection; association; involvement

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jiū纠gé葛

entanglement; dispute

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gě葛yōu优

Ge You (1957-), Chinese actor

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zhū诸gě葛

two-character surname Zhuge

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cháng长gě葛

see 长葛市

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gě葛zhōu洲bà坝

name of a place, Gezhouba Dam on the Changjiang River, in Sichuan

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zhū诸gě葛liàng亮

Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀汉 during the Thre…

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From 葛’s common words

杯瓜纠优诸长洲坝

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