歌(gē)

HSK 114 strokes

song (CL:首[shou3]

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Character information

Pinyin
gē
Meaning
song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 歌 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰哥欠

In this compound, the meaning comes from 欠 (breath); 哥 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

哥gē欠qiàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 歌 step by step

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

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Words with 歌

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

chàng唱gē歌
HSK 1

to sing a song

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guó国gē歌
HSK 6

national anthem

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gē歌chàng唱
HSK 6

to sing

Open 歌唱 page →
kǎi凯gē歌
HSK 7-9

triumphal hymn; victory song; paean

Open 凯歌 page →
zhǔ主tí题gē歌
HSK 7-9

theme song

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kě可gē歌kě可qì泣
HSK 7-9

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving

Open 可歌可泣 page →
gē歌jù剧
HSK 7-9

Western opera

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ér儿gē歌

nursery rhyme

Open 儿歌 page →

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唱国凯主题可泣剧

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