歌 gē song; to sing

Made up of [哥 gē elder brother , 欠 qiàn yawn; deficient radical 76]
A measure word to use for this noun: 首 shǒu

Note

Comprises the open mouth radical (or yawn) combined with 'ge' elder brother for phonetic
Number of strokes: 14

Related characters

Also uses 欠 qiàn component: 次 cì (next in sequence) 欢 huān (merry) 软 ruǎn (soft) 饮 yǐn (to drink) 欲 yù (to wish for)

Sounds same

戈 gē (spear) 哥 gē (elder brother)

Different tone

革 gé 革 gé (animal hide) 个 gè ('of' (general)) 各 gè (each)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

四面楚歌 sì miàn chǔ gē Ambushed from all sides. Under sustained attack

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