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15 strokes

phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds); Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha; (dialect) final particle similar to 了[le5] (esp. in Yunnan)
Strokes
15
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口葛

In this compound, the meaning comes from (mouth); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

15 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.

lún

Tibetan government official

Open 噶伦 page →

(onom.); same as 噶拉[ga2 la1]

Open 噶喇 page →

(onom.) clattering

Open 噶嗒 page →

Geju (Tibetan: transmit word of Buddha) sect of Tibetan Buddhist

Open 噶举派 page →

Related characters

From ’s common words

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