CHINESE CHARACTER

歌 (gē): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

gē

song, lyrics; to sing, to chant

HSK 114 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

欠

Primary radical

欠 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 歌.

哥

Phonetic component

哥 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 14

Write 歌 in 14 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 歌

歌gē

HSK 1 · song; (bound form) to sing

歌声gēshēng

HSK 4 · singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet

歌手gēshǒu

HSK 4 · singer

歌词gēcí

HSK 5 · song lyric; lyrics

歌曲gēqǔ

HSK 5 · song

歌唱gēchàng

HSK 6 · to sing

Examples using 歌

歌

我爱这首歌。

Wǒ ài zhè shǒu gē。

I love this song.

歌手

你不是歌手。

Nǐ bú shì gē shǒu。

You're no singer.

歌曲

让我们唱英文歌曲。

Ràng wǒ men chàng yīng wén gē qǔ。

Let's sing the song in English.

FAQ

What does 歌 (gē) mean in Chinese?

song, lyrics; to sing, to chant

How do you write 歌 in stroke order?

歌 has 14 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 歌?

欠 is the radical in 歌. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 歌?

歌 (gē): song; (bound form) to sing; 歌声 (gēshēng): singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet; 歌手 (gēshǒu): singer.